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Competency Screening Instruments

Competency Screening Instruments is a standardized assessment tool designed to evaluate a defendant's present mental capacity to understand and participate in legal proceedings, distinguishing it from broader forensic evaluations by focusing specifically on adjudicative competence indicators.

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2017–2026

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79

Evaluating Competencies: Forensic Assessments and Instruments

William F. Michalek, Thomas Grisso · The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology (1973-) · 1988 · 529 citations

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The Hopkins Competency Assessment Test: A Brief Method for Evaluating Patients' Capacity to Give Informed Consent

Jeffrey S. Janofsky, Marshal F. Foistein · Psychiatric Services · 1992 · 212 citations

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Evaluating competencies: Forensic assessments and instruments

Robert J. Homant · Journal of Criminal Justice · 1987 · 210 citations

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Evaluating competencies: Forensic assessments and instruments, 2nd ed.

Thomas Grisso · 2003 · 150 citations

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Competency for Trial: A Screening Instrument

Paul D. Lipsitt, David Lelos, Aidan McGarry · American Journal of Psychiatry · 1971 · 146 citations

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Authors

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  1. RR
    Richard Rogers

    University of North Texas, United States

    9 publications · 347 citations

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  2. RA
    Robert A. Nicholson

    University of Tulsa, United States

    7 publications · 306 citations

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  3. KW
    Kenneth W. Sewell

    University of North Texas, United States

    7 publications · 224 citations

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  4. RR
    Ronald Roesch

    Simon Fraser University, Canada

    6 publications · 224 citations

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  5. MJ
    Michael J. Vitacco

    Mendota Mental Health Institute, United States

    4 publications · 138 citations

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Institutions

81

  1. University of North Texas

    Denton, United States

    8 h-index

    22 publications

    739 citations

  2. Simon Fraser University

    Burnaby, Canada

    6 h-index

    8 publications

    264 citations

  3. University of Tulsa

    Tulsa, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    134 citations

  4. University of South Florida

    Tampa, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    73 citations

  5. John Jay College of Criminal Justice

    New York, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    141 citations

  6. University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

    Worcester, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    221 citations

  7. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    130 citations

  8. Palo Alto University

    Palo Alto, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    78 citations

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  1. Law and Human Behavior

    13 publications · 711 citations

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  2. PubMed

    Repository · 10 publications · 248 citations

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  3. Behavioral Sciences & the Law

    5 publications · 90 citations

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  4. Psychological Assessment

    4 publications · 206 citations

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  5. Criminal Justice and Behavior

    4 publications · 87 citations

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