Citation

Roesch R. Crim. Justice Behav. 1978; 5(3): 241-248.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1978, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/009385487800500304

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

A study designed to provide some preliminary information on the feasibility of a brief, community-based evaluation as an alternative to a more lengthy, institutionally based evaluation to determine a defendant's competency to proceed with trial is described. The article suggests not only that a community-based evaluation is feasible and results in a reduced cost and an increase in the protection of individual rights, but also that an evaluation which focuses on legal rather than psychiatric criteria is a sufficient basis for providing the courts with information about a defendant's competency.

Language: en