Evaluation of juveniles' competence to stand trial
By: Ivan Kruh, Thomas Grisso.
Contributors: Grisso, Thomas.
Series: Best practices in forensic mental health assessment
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 281
ISBN-13: 9780195323078
Subjects: Forensic psychiatry; Competency to stand trial; Child psychiatry; Forensic Psychiatry -- Canada; Forensic Psychiatry -- United States; Adolescent -- Canada; Adolescent -- United States; Child -- Canada; Child -- United States; Mental Competency -- legislation & jurisprudence -- Canada; Mental Competency -- legislation & jurisprudence -- United States; Mental Competency -- psychology -- Canada; Mental Competency -- psychology -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The legal context; title: Forensic mental health concepts; title: Empirical foundations and limits; title: Application; title: Preparation for the evaluation; title: Data collection; title: Interpretation; title: Report writing and testimony.