Adjudicative competence : the MacArthur studies / Norman C. Poythress ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Poythress, Norman Godfrey.

Series:

Perspectives in law & psychology ; v. 15.

Perspectives in law & psychology ; v. 15

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Competency to stand trial--United States.

Competency to stand trial.

Research.

Statistics.

United States.

Competency to stand trial--United States--Statistics.

Competency to stand trial--Research--Statistical methods.

Genre:

Statistics.

Physical Description:

xiv, 165 pages ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

MacArthur studies

Place of Publication:

New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, [2002]

Summary:

Adjudicative competence remains an important topic of research and practice in psychology and law. In the five sections of Adjudicative Competence: The MacArthur Studies, the authors present not only a summary of the research of the MacArthur studies on competence, but also an examination of the underlying theoretical work of Professor Richard Bonnie. It is the first publication to encapsulate the scope and significance of both the studies themselves and Bonnie's contributions. There is no other source available that addresses this range of topics.

Given its breadth and scope, this book will be a "must have" for forensic mental health professionals, an important volume for lawyers, and a vital academic reference work.

Contents:

Chapter 1 The Nature of Competence to Participate in Adjudication 1

Study 1 3

Results 5

Discussion of Study 1 9

Study 2 12

Results 13

Study 3 16

Results 16

Study 4 20

Results 20

Discussion of Studies 2, 3, and 4 23

Study 5 26

Results 28

Discussion of Study 5 33

Chapter 2 Adjudicative Competence in Legal Theory and Practice 39

Toward a Theory-Based Understanding 41

Values Served by the Competence Requirement 43

Dignity 43

Accuracy 44

Autonomy 45

Components of Adjudicative Competence 46

Competence to Assist Counsel 46

Decisional Competence 47

Limits of the Unitary View 49

Competence Adjudication in Practice 49

Chapter 3 Development of an Adjudicative Competence Research Measure: The Network's Adjudicative Competence Research Agenda 53

The Limitations of First Generation Measures of Adjudicative Competence 53

The Research Agenda 56

Design and Development of the MacSAC-CD 57

General Design Features of the MacSAC-CD 57

Component Measures of the MacSAC-CD 59

Measures of Competence to Assist Counsel 61

Measures of Decisional Competence 65

Basic Findings from the Adjudicative Competence Pilot Study 67

The MacArthur Adjudicative Competence Field Studies 68

Overview and Hypotheses for the Field Studies 68

Research Objectives 69

Participants 72

Measures 73

Procedure 74

Results I

Main Field Study (Male Defendants) 74

Sample Description 74

Psychometric Properties of the MacSAC-CD 77

Construct Validity of the MacSAC-CD 78

Results II

Female Defendants 83

Sample Description 83

Psychometric Properties 84

Construct Validity 85

General Findings and Conclusions 87

Limitations 89

Chapter 4 Research Issues in Adjudicative Competence 91

Study 1 Diagnosis, Mental Status, and Legal Capacity 91

Demographic and Criminal Justice Features of Diagnostic Groups 92

MacSAC-CD Performance by Diagnosis 93

Mental Status and MacSAC-CD Performance within Diagnostic Groups 96

Study 2 A Comparison of Criteria for Adjudicative Competence 99

Assumption 1 99

Assumption 2 100

Assumption 3 100

Refining Experimental Groups: Groups HI(C) and JS 100

Results 101

Hypothesis 1 102

Hypothesis 2 102

Hypothesis 3 102

Study 3 Comparison of Adjudicative Competence and Civil Competence 104

Abilities for Criminal Defendants with Schizophrenia 104

Results 107

Criminal Defendants' Performance on Civil Competence Measures 107

Comparisons of Performance Across Criminal and Civil Standards 108

Chapter 5 Development of the MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool-Criminal Adjudication (The MacCAT-CA) 111

The MacCAT-CA 112

The NIMH Norming Study 113

Selection of Study Sites 114

Selection of Participants 115

Selection of Measures 118

Procedures 119

Results 120

Sample Characteristics 120

Psychometric Properties of the MacCAT-CA 123

Interpretive Norms for the MacCAT-CA 131

Prediction/Classification Performance Characteristics 137

Patterns of Impairment Across Domains of Psycholegal Ability 138

Clinical Utility of the MacCAT-CA 141

Cautions in the Use of the MacCAT-CA to Assess "Competence" 143

Chapter 6 New Research on Adjudicative Competence 145

The Competence-Related Abilities of Youth in Juvenile Court 146

The Competence-Related Abilities of Youth in Criminal Court 150

The MacCAT-CA and Defendants with Mental Retardation 151

Competence Assessment in Other Countries 152.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-160) and index.

ISBN:

0306467909

OCLC:

51848346