Commentary: restorability of incompetence to stand trial--implications beyond predictive equations.
Since the United States Supreme Court ruling in Sell v. U.S. (539 U.S. 166 (2003)), the prediction of which incompetent criminal defendants are likely to be restored has assumed greater importance. A sophisticated mathematical approach shows promise in achieving this goal. But perhaps more importantly, the data used to construct the predictive equations for restorability yielded findings that may have far-reaching implications involving psychiatry and the community at large.
Leong
Gregory B
GB
Center for Forensic Services (PFECC-Ward C18), Western State Hospital, 9601 Steilacoom Boulevard SW, Tacoma, WA 98498-7213, USA. leonggb@dshs.wa.gov
D003415:Crime / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003617:Dangerous Behavior; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D006801:Humans; D007298:Insanity Defense / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000523:psychology; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011379:Prognosis; D014481:United States