Objective: To develop a typology of criminal defendants found incompetent to stand trial
using data-driven classification techniques and validate it against forensically relevant …

Archival data of inpatient defendants referred for competency restoration were used to make
comparisons between those who were restored to competency (CST; n 43) and those who …

Previous research has investigated the characteristics of competent and incompetent
defendants and restorable and nonrestorable defendants. However, less is known about the …

Criminal defendants have a fundamental right to a fair and speedy trial. However,
individuals found incompetent to stand trial are unable to move forward in the adjudication …

Criminal defendants adjudicated incompetent to stand trial are typically hospitalized for
competence restoration in state institutions. Prolonged restoration hospitalizations involve …

Abstract In the United States, the due process and equal protection clauses of the 14th
Amendment require that criminal defendants found incompetent to stand trial be committed …

This studv examined the~ rediction of outcome in a sample of defendants hospitalized ior
treatment of incompetency. Defendants' demog; aphic characteristics and scores on 18 …

Introduction. Each year, a considerable number of defendants are referred for competency to
stand trial evaluation. Of those judged incompetent to stand trial, a majority are regarded as …

The optimization of trial competency restoration is a topic of growing interest and controversy
in the fields of forensics, psychology, criminal law, and public policy. Research has …

Recent research has suggested nationwide increases in the rates of referral for competence
to stand trial (CST) evaluations across the United States. Many of these evaluations are for …