Adjudicative Competence
Subtitle: The MacArthur Studies (Perspectives in Law & Psychology)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: August 31, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 188
ISBN-13: 9780306467905
Subjects: Laws of Other Jurisdictions & General Law; Philosophy Of Law; Philosophy Of Psychology; Psychology; USA; Forensic Psychology; Psychology & Psychiatry / Applied Psychology; Psychology & Psychiatry / Forensic Psychology; Criminal Law - General; Research & Methodology; Competency to stand trial; Forensic psychiatry; United States
First sentence: The requirement that criminal defendants be competent to participate in the adjudication of their cases is deeply rooted in Anglo-American law.