PMID: 9554713Apr 29, 1998Paper

Competency to stand trial in preadjudicatory juveniles and adults

The Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
G R McKee

Abstract

This study compared the competency to stand trial (CST) of 108 juveniles (ages 7 to 16 years) and 145 adults (17 years or older) undergoing pretrial, court-ordered forensic psychiatric evaluations. Adults were superior on both global and specific competency abilities (p < .001). Clustered by age (<13, 13 and 14, 15 and 16 years old), preteens accused of crimes failed to meet a Dusky v. United States standard, while 13- and 14-year-olds displayed an equal mix of abilities and deficits. Mid-adolescents (ages 15 and 16) were equivalent to adults in CST abilities except in their knowledge about plea bargaining elements. The ramifications of CST in felony juvenile transfer to adult court as well as the needs for ecologically valid, empirically based CST research on adolescents is discussed.

Citations

Dec 12, 2003·The Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions·Stephen E Prather, David N Jones
Jan 6, 2006·Psychological Assessment·Patricia A ZapfStephen L Golding

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