title: Juvenile Competency to Stand Trial.
abstract: Competency to stand trial is interpreted as a protected due process right for all defendants and is defined as a defendant's fundamental knowledge and understanding of the criminal charges being filed, roles and procedures within the courtroom, and a general ability to work with the defense counsel. Questions of competency are most often raised by the judge, defense, or the prosecution, and competency evaluations are most often completed by psychiatrists or psychologists with forensic training or work experience. Mental illness, intellectual disability, developmental disorders, and developmental immaturity are the 4 main factors considered in most juvenile competency evaluations.
authors.affiliation: Developmental Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of California, Riverside, 900 University Avenue, Riverside, CA 92521, USA. Electronic address: sstep004@ucr.edu.
authors.forename: Sofia T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Stepanyan
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of New Mexico, 2400 Tucker Avenue MSC 095030, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA.
authors.forename: Shawn S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Sidhu
authors.affiliation: Child Forensic Services, Department of Psychiatry, UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute, 300 Medical Plaza, Room 1243, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
authors.forename: Eraka
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bath
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D028642:Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*
keywords: Correlates of juvenile competency to stand trial; Juvenile competency assessment; Juvenile competency remediation; Juvenile competency restoration; Juvenile competency to stand trial