Competence to stand trial: Role of the psychologist.

Citation

Cooke, G., & Jackson, N. (1971). Competence to stand trial: Role of the psychologist. Professional Psychology, 2(4), 373-376.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/h0021404

Abstract

The present paper concerns the role of the psychologist in helping to arrive at recommendations concerning competency to stand trial and argues that assessment is complex and that decisions about competency should not be simply left to defense counsel's own judgment. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)