Mentally disordered offenders: A national survey of patients and facilities.

Steadman, Henry J.; Monahan, John; Hartstone, Eliot; Davis, Sharon K.; Robbins, Pamela Clark

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“…Research on recommendations by forensic evaluators regarding CST and CR has received moderate attention, with a great deal of variability noted in the literature. For example, rates of incompetence to stand trial among evaluators have ranged from 4% to 77% (Bendt, Balcanoff, & Tragellis, 1973;Bittman & Convit, 1993;Gold, 1973;Nicholson & Johnson, 1991;Roesch and Golding, 1980; 1998; Steadman, Monahan, Hartstone, Davis, & Robbins, 1982;Warren, Fitch, Dietz, & Rosenfeld, 1991;Warren, Rosenfeld, Fitch, & Hawk, 1997). The large discrepancy may be explained by small sample sizes in some studies, overrepresentation of certain crimes, and setting differences (e.g.…”

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The relationship between criminal charges, diagnoses, and psycholegal opinions among federal pretrial defendants

Cochrane

Grisso²,

Frederick³

2001

Behavioral Sci & The Law

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This study analyzed data from 1710 criminal defendants referred by federal courts throughout the United States. We examined 12 categories of criminal charges with respect to diagnosed psychopathology and opinions related to competence to stand trial (CST) and criminal responsibility (CR) at the time of the alleged offense. Overall, 18% of the present sample were found to be incompetent to stand trial, while 12% were found to be not criminally responsible or 'insane.' In this study, crimes were associated with rates of psychopathology and rates of opinions regarding CST and CR. The findings of this study suggest that individuals who are charged with different crimes have different mental states and psychopathology and are therefore found to have differential rates of competence and sanity.

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The relationship between criminal charges, diagnoses, and psycholegal opinions among federal pretrial defendants

Cochrane

Grisso²,

Frederick³

2001

Behavioral Sci & The Law

129

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“…The reasons for the high rates for mental health care needs among incarcerated youth are multifactoral and complex (31,32,40,41). Compared with the general adolescent population, the prevalence of mental disorders in the criminal justice system is now two to four times greater (32,42) (Table 1).…”

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Problems with access to adolescent mental health care can lead to dealings with the criminal justice system

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McDougall

2009

Paediatrics &Amp; Child Health

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“…No. Moreover, subsequent to evaluation, some of these defendants will be confined for longer periods of time for restoration of competence at the price of even greater loss of liberty, expense, and delay (Steadman, Monahan, Hartstone, Davis, & Robbins, 1982). No.…”

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The MacArthur adjudicative competence study: diagnosis, psychopathology, and competence-related abilities

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A set of measures assessing abilities related to legal standards for competence in the adjudicative process were administered to mentally‐disordered criminal defendants with diagnoses of schizophrenia, affective disorder, other psychiatric disorders, and to criminal defendants without diagnosed mental disorder. Mentally‐disordered defendants were recruited from two groups: those who had been committed for restoration of competence and those who had been identified by jail personnel as mentally ill. Significant impairments in competence‐related abilities were found for approximately half of the defendants with schizophrenia. Defendants with schizophrenia scored lower on measures of understanding, reasoning, and appreciation related to the adjudication process. The association between symptoms and competence‐related abilities was explored within diagnostic groups. Conceptual disorganization was found to be inversely correlated with performance on all measures in both defendants with schizophrenia and those with affective disorders. For other psychotic symptoms, differing patterns of correlations were found in the two major diagnostic groups. The implications for policy designed to safeguard the rights of defendants to be tried while competent are discussed. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Mentally disordered offenders: A national survey of patients and facilities.

Cited by 107 publications

References 7 publications

The relationship between criminal charges, diagnoses, and psycholegal opinions among federal pretrial defendants

The relationship between criminal charges, diagnoses, and psycholegal opinions among federal pretrial defendants

Problems with access to adolescent mental health care can lead to dealings with the criminal justice system

The MacArthur adjudicative competence study: diagnosis, psychopathology, and competence-related abilities

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