PSYC 379 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Inter-Rater Reliability, Psychopathology, Mental Disorder
19 Dec 2016
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Reading 2: assessing competency to stand trial. (zapf, p. a. , roesch, r. , & pirelli, g. , 2013) United states standard of competency based off dusky v us (1960) Based on ability to consult with counsel to a reasonable degree of rational understanding as well as understanding the proceedings of the case. In the past evaluators did not have any official training and psychological tests were rare. Nowadays the mere presence of psychosis is not enough to be deemed incompetent so evaluators have to consider whether defendant is competent regarding specific aspects of their case. Supreme court ruling (us and canada) standard of competency is the same across contexts. Use limited cognitive capacity test for competency re: waiving counsel, confessing, pleading, or making trial related decisions (r v whittle, 1994) Indiana v edwards (2008) competency to stand trial does not equate to competency to represent self in court.
