title: A quick screening test of competency to stand trial for defendants with mental retardation.
abstract: 19 terms and concepts from evaluations of competency to stand trial of 55 defendants with mental retardation were rated to examine whether a quick screening test could be devised that would differentiate those who were judged competent or not competent. A multiple regression and discriminant analysis gave four items that yielded maximum predictability (R = .84): court strategy, plead, testify, and jury. Guilty, trial, and prosecutor were also significantly more difficult for those who were not competent than those who were.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Pee Dee Regional Center, Florence, SC 29502, USA.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Hudson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003415:Crime / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016002:Discriminant Analysis; D005104:Expert Testimony / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007298:Insanity Defense; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011594:Psychometrics; D012044:Regression Analysis