Criminal Competency on Trial: The Case of Colin Ferguson (Criminal Justice and Psychology Series)

by Bruce A. Arrigo and Mark C. Bardwell

Criminal Competency on Trial examines the legal standards by which one can stand trial, and the psychological instruments by which one's mental health status is assessed. Acknowledging that determinations of trial fitness represent the most significant mental health inquiry pursued in the system of criminal law today, this book carefully explains and thoroughly reviews the legal and psychological limits of competency to stand trial (CST). To highlight...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0890890706
• ISBN13: 9780890890707
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 1.0" x 6.0"