Competency to Stand Trial/Fitness to Proceed Evaluations
Comprehensive assessments of whether or not a defendant has a mental illness or defect that is thought to interfere with their ability to participate in court, understand legal proceedings, and work with their lawyer for form a defense.
- Clinical Interview
- Review of the records
- Competency measures (i.e., MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool-Criminal Adjudication, Evaluation of Competency to Stand Trial-Revised)
- Collateral interviews
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