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Adjudicative Competence The MacArthur Studies

Adjudicative competence remains an important topic of research and practice in psychology and law. In the five sections of Adjudicative Competence: The MacArthur Studies, the authors present not only a summary of the research of the MacArthur studies on competence but also an examination of the unde...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Poythress Jr., Norman G., Bonnie, Richard J. (Author), Monahan, John (Author), Otto, Randy (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 2002, 2002
Edition:1st ed. 2002
Series:Perspectives in Law & Psychology
Subjects:
Clinical Psychology
Criminal Law And Criminal Procedure Law
Criminal Law
Behavioral Sciences And Psychology
Psychology
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1: The Nature of Competence to Participate in Adjudication
  • Study 1
  • Study 2
  • Study 3
  • Study 4
  • Study 5
  • Conclusion
  • 2: Adjudicative Competence in Legal Theory and Practice
  • Toward a Theory-Based Understanding
  • Values Served by the Competence Requirement
  • Components of Adjudicative Competence
  • Limits of the Unitary View
  • Competence Adjudication in Practice
  • 3: Development of an Adjudicative Competence Research Measure: The Network’s Adjudicative Competence Research Agenda
  • The Limitations of First Generation Measures of Adjudicative Competence
  • The Research Agenda
  • Design and Development of the MacSAC-CD
  • The MacArthur Adjudicative Competence Field Studies
  • Method
  • Results I—Main Field Study (Male Defendants)
  • Results II—Female Defendants
  • Discussion
  • 4: Research Issues in Adjudicative Competence
  • Study 1: Diagnosis, Mental Status, and Legal Capacity
  • Discussion
  • Study 2: A Comparison of Criteria for Adjudicative Competence
  • Results
  • Discussion
  • Study 3: Comparison of Adjudicative Competence and Civil Competence
  • Results
  • Discussion
  • 5: Development of the Macarthur Competence Assessment Tool-Criminal Adjudication (The MacCAT-CA)
  • The MacCAT-CA
  • The NIMH Norming Study
  • Method
  • Results
  • Discussion
  • 6: New Research on Adjudicative Competence
  • The Competence-Related Abilities of Youth in Juvenile Court
  • The Competence-Related Abilities of Youth in Criminal Court
  • The MacCAT-CA and Defendants with Mental Retardation
  • Competence Assessment in Other Countries
  • Conclusion
  • References

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