What Is THE Definitive Test for Competence to Stand Trial?

In an earlier post, we discussed Dr. Michael H. Fogel’s “Ten Year Research Update (2001–2010): Evaluations for Competence to Stand Trial (Adjudicative Competence)”, in Behavioral Sciences and the Law.  In that update, Dr. Fogel spends some time discussing advances in the screening and assessment tools used during competency evaluations.  He highlights that the three new...