The IFI was revised (Golding, 1993) and in its current form, the Interdisciplinary Fitness Interview-Revised taps 31 relatively specific psycholegal abilities organized into 11 global domains, addressing issues such as the iatrogenic effects of psychotropic medications (Riggins v. Nevada, 1992), a defendants decisional competency to engage in rational choice about trial strategies, decisions to represent oneself, and decisions about whether to plead or go to trial. The method makes use of currently available computer technology. Page 6 In her second evaluation, Susan E. Rushing, M.D., J.D., a forensic psychiatrist, found Treatment staff reported that his condition precluded his understanding the nature of charges against him and participating in his defense, and stated that there was no treatment that could help Jackson learn minimal communication skills. For some, this resulted in confinement that lasted years and, for a few, a decade or more (Roesch & Golding, 1980), often spending more time in confinement than they would have been if convicted and sentenced on their original charges. Although the Court did not indicate how a reasonable period of time should be defined or progress toward regaining competency could be assessed, the decision made clear that if these two conditions were not met, the defendant would have to be released unless civil commitment was an appropriate alternative. Each of these three sections provides clinicians with specific questions that tap into different areas involved in competency. The process of determining an accused person's competence to stand trial often causes indefinite commitment to mental hospitals. Copy this link, or click below to email it to a friend. Obviously, the group of hospitalized legally incompetent defendants should theoretically evidence clinically significant impairment, given their combined psychiatric and legal status. Forensic psychiatry reports that are helpful to courts are clearly written and orderly. Bonnie noted that prohibiting incompetent defendants from proceeding with trial is essential to preserve the dignity of the judicial process, the reliability or accuracy of the courts verdict, and the autonomy of defendants to make key decisions about their case. There is no standard report format, but a number of sources provide guidelines that forensic evaluators can reference (Otto, DeMier, & Boccaccini, 2014; Zapf & Roesch, 2009). Early evaluators were employed typically in Copyright 2023 by The American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Sign In to Email Alerts with your Email Address. 3233). They consisted of &. Indiana Code 35-36-3-1 states that a defendant is incompetent to stand trial if the defendant lacks the ability to understand the proceedings and assist in the preparation of a defense. We revisit these objections later in the context of evidence-based competency measures. The macro reduces a command of several keystrokes to one of a single keystroke. It argues that no valuable information, be it clinical acumen or standardized data, should be systematically ignored. Furthermore, evaluators in the past rarely took into account the specific demands of a defendant's case. also found improved scores on competency measures for incompetent defendants in legal rights education and deficit-focused remediation programs, but questioned whether the results were due to the greater individualized attention paid to the experimental group rather than the specific content of the programs. Mental Health and Legal Implications of Access to the Outdoors during Incarceration, Victim Intoxication and Capacity to Consent in Sexual Assault Statutes across the United States, Preserving Immunity for Reporters of Medical Child Abuse, by The American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Appendix: Forensic Psychiatry Report Template, American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. These normative data were used for clinical interpretation of information from the jail detainees to establish three categories. It emphasizes the ability of the defendant to cooperate with his counsel, while not acquiescing to others (e.g., police or prosecutors). For feigning, the ECST-R uses Atypical Presentation (ATP) scales that are organized by content (i.e., ATP-Psychotic and ATP-Nonpsychotic) and purported impairment (i.e., ATP-Impairment). The MacCAT-CA was not originally developed as a measure of competency to stand trial. The practical effect of this decision was to prevent experts from circumventing Daubert by claiming that their expertise (e.g., clinical practice) was nonscientific. Gutheil and Bursztajn48 wisely counsel that forensic practitioners avoid even the appearance of ipse dixitism with respect to unsubstantiated opinions. The Supreme Court, in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,9 applied scientific principles to the admissibility of scientific evidence. The second validation study indicated a moderate agreement (71%) between cut scores and examiner judgment. We will consider the scale classifications (interpretations) in the subsequent paragraphs. (2012) provide one of the few studies of evaluators in routine practice of conducting competency evaluations. Clinically significant impairment was designated as deficits at and above 1.5 SD. It is a support to him and not an area of conflict. Clinically, the movement toward empirically based assessments has created important advances, some limitations, and substantial resistance. Competency to Stand Trial Evaluation Tests and Screening Instruments Thus, once it is established that a person does have a mental disorder or cognitive deficits, the next step is to demonstrate how that mental disorder impairs a defendants legal abilities. Thus, there will be a brief examination of adults and juvenile competency to stand trial. As noted in Table 2, the ECST-R feigning scales have very high reliabilities (M = 0.996) and exceptionally small 95 percent confidence levels (M = 0.35). The Competency Assessment Instrument (CAI; McGarry & Curran, 1973) was one of the early competency measures, used in the late 1960s. It is difficult to get an accurate estimate of the annual rates nationally. Sell appealed and the appellate court held that medication was necessary because he was dangerous to himself or others and medication was likely to restore competence. Manual for Competence Assessment for Standing Trial for Defendants with Mental Retardation: CAST-MR. Review of the Evaluation of Competency to Stand Trial-Revised. My determination is based upon my judgment regarding the information gathered during today's examination. It is also a consideration if a defendant chooses to represent him or herself. & Low. The ECST-R focuses on both courtroom proceedings and defendants' understanding of their own criminal charges. & Yes. I offer these four points to make reports clear and easy to read: Limit paragraphs to 10 sentences or fewer. Because the law has provided only vague criteria, incompetency to stand trial has tended to be equated with mental illness by both psychiatrists and members of the legal profession. Rather, the MacCAT-CA asks the examinee to consider a hypothetical case about two men (Fred and Reggie) and their involvement in a serious, almost deadly, assault following an altercation while playing pool. The Fitness Interview Test-Revised (FIT-R; Roesch, Zapf, & Eaves, 2006) uses a semi-structured interview format to assess three main areas: (a) the ability to understand the nature or object of the proceedings, or factual knowledge of criminal procedure, (b) the ability to understand the possible consequences of the proceedings, or the appreciation of personal involvement in and importance of the proceedings, and (c) the ability to communicate with counsel, or to participate in the defense. These sections assess a defendants ability to understand the legal issues and procedures, as well as their reasoning abilities. For example, does the length and complexity of competency questions substantially exceed the defendant's ability to process this information? The link was not copied. One sound approach to ascertaining error rates is to estimate the accuracy of individual scores on competency measures. They drew on samples of 60 evaluators in Virginia and Alabama who had performed a minimum of 20 court-ordered evaluations, with a combined total of over 7,000 evaluations. The reason that people pay taxes is &. The defendant & denies feeling depressed at this point. He is & able to put his thoughts into words. For example, He is & able to concentrate can be easily modified to, He is unable to concentrate. Then, as much embellishment as desired can be added, or the text can be left as is. The defendant's plan for his legal strategy regarding the charges against him is, &. List the examiner's unambiguous answers to the questions to be answered in the report (second listed item). Their similarity is &. One strength of the ECST-R is that it both prompts and educates defendants with insufficient responses on factual understanding. The following is the information given by the defendant regarding his physical health and physical health history. A major strength of the three competency measures is the excellent data on their reliability and errors in measurement. Although theoretically possible, an affirmative response would suggest marked optimism that does not take into account the need to establish the reliability and accuracy of their systematic examinations. He & denies feeling the need for only 23 hours of sleep per night (manic sleep pattern). Specific factual aspects of cases must also be considered. For the third scale (CWC), it is theoretically possible to score in the severe range based only on ratings of 2. There is no explicit prohibition forbidding the offering of an ultimate opinion and, in many ways, a well-written report should make the evaluators opinion obvious even if it is not directly stated. The ECST-R is composed of both competency and feigning scales. Daubert reviews have also considered several forensic measures for which the adequacy of their psychometric properties has been debated: competency to confess measures23,24 and the Mental State at the Time of the Offense scale.25,26. Less intrusive forms of treatment include legal rights education, deficit-focused remediation programs, and standard hospital treatment programs (Bertman et al., 2003). While competency to stand trial is the most commonly used term, competency in the criminal trial process encompasses all stages of participation in the legal process, including pretrial, trial, sentencing, and appeals. The Supreme Court later held in Drope v. Missouri (1975) that evidence of a defendants irrational behavior, his demeanor at trial, and any prior medical opinion on competence to stand trial are all relevant in determining whether further inquiry is required, but that even one of these factors standing alone may, in some circumstances, be sufficient (p. 180). He had a history of mental illness and although initially found competent, he later deteriorated and was found to be incompetent. The Competency Screening Test (CST) was constructed by McGarry et. We begin with an evaluation on the congruence between the competency measures and the Dusky standard. In his seminal work, Robey34 proposed in 1965 a standardized checklist for operationalizing competency to stand trial. The Daubert guidelines ask that experts address the error rates associated with their methods. This lack of . The user need only fill in the blanks. An interesting finding was that agreement dropped to 61% in reevaluations of defendants undergoing restoration after being found incompetent. Abstract. The ECST-R focuses on the nature of the defendant-attorney relationship; through open-ended questions, it examines the quality of that relationship and the defendant's ability to identify and resolve disagreements in relationship to the trial. The focus of the ECST-R inquiries is not on the decision itself but rather on the reasoning underlying the decision. The ECST-R manual provides extensive data on the accuracy of its measurements. . The shape of the (round) clock on the wall is, & round. The Jackson decision led to revisions in state statutes that provided alternatives to commitment and limited the length of commitment (Roesch & Golding, 1980). Later, at my desk, I correct typographical errors and rephrase my entries as necessary, either by typing or dictating. (1998) found that evaluators did review basic issues such as ability to assist counsel, but typically need not pay attention to decisional competence issues, as only 12% of the reports discussed whether the defendant understood what rights were given up when entering a guilty plea. If not based on disciplines, what accounts for this polarization? For scientific validity to be relevant, it must be sufficiently tied to the facts of the case (Ref. The vast majority of defendants are competent to understand the charges against them, appreciate the legal consequences, make decisions about how to proceed with their cases, and able to communicate rationally with their attorneys. Aarons et al.7,8 have gone a step further in studying how professional attitudes toward evidence-based practice are reflected in effective interventions. It is entirely possible, for example, that some defendants with a psychosis or other severe mental illness may nevertheless be able to proceed with their case if the mental illness does not impair the legal abilities necessary to go forward. In Joiner, the Court specified that the trial judge would be the arbiter of scientific admissibility and could be overruled based only on the abuse-of-discretion standard. If the defendant were walking down the street, and found a letter lying next to a mailbox, he would, &. Each item is rated on a 3-point scale ranging from no impairment to definite or serious impairment. The vignette describes a bar fight between two men, Fred and Reggie, that results in an aggravated assault charge against Fred. As well, assessments of juveniles are increasingly becoming more common, but the issues of concern focus more on developmental factors like maturity (Ryba, Cooper, & Zapf, 2008) rather than mental illness (see Kruh & Grisso, 2009; Roesch & Viljoen, 2016; Warren et al., 2009). He & denies feeling slowed down. You could not be signed in, please check and try again. The FIT-R has been shown to have high inter-rater reliability and validity in studies comparing ratings by psychologists, psychiatrists, nurses, and psychology graduate students, and comparison of judgments based on the FIT-R with institutional-based evaluations of competency (Viljoen, Roesch, & Zapf, 2002a; Zapf, Roesch, & Viljoen, 2001), and high agreement with other competency measures such as the MacCAT-CA (Zapf & Roesch, 2001) and correlations with related constructs such as intelligence and psychosis (Viljoen, Roesch, & Zapf, 2002b; Viljoen, Zapf, & Roesch, 2003). While cautioning that the CAST-MR is only one part of the competence assessment, we note that the mean total score for the defendants with mental retardation was 25.6 for incompetence versus 37.0 for competence. judication," "competence to stand trial," and "fitness to stand trial" are used interchangeably throughout the Guideline. A small group of 10 professionals (lawyers, administrators, and forensic psychologists) rated the appropriateness of the CAST-MR content. Competence can even arise in death penalty cases in which the competence to proceed with appeals or to be executed is questioned (Cunningham, 2013). Today is, &. If incompetency is indicated, evaluators in Utah are also asked to specify treatment and whether the defendant can provide informed consent to treatment. What happens in a trial is, &. The notion that defendants must be capable of assisting in their defense and participating in the legal process can be traced to at least the 14 century, when Common Law courts refused to proceed against defendants considered to be incompetent as a result of mental disorder or mental defect (Poythress, Bonnie, Monahan, Otto, & Hoge, 2002). (The McGarry criteria are taken from McGarry Al, Curan WJ, Lipsett PH, et al: Competency to Stand Trial and Mental Illness. Defendants with serious mental disorders or mental retardation are likely to have substantial deficits in capacity to process information. Although the newest measure, the ECST-R is the only one of these competency measures to be reviewed by the well-respected Mental Measurements Yearbook.45,46 By combining these sources, practitioners will become knowledgeable regarding the strengths and limitations of competency measures. Most competency items are scored on five-point ratings: 0, not observed; 1, questionable clinical significance; 2, mild impairment unrelated to competency; 3, moderate impairment that will affect but not by itself impair competency; and 4, severe impairment that substantially impairs competency. As part of a special issue of the Journal on evidence-based forensic practice, this article examines three published competency measures: the MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool-Criminal Adjudication (MacCAT-CA), the Evaluation of Competency to Stand Trial-Revised (ECST-R), and the Competence Assessment for Standing Trial for Defendants with Mental Retardation (CAST-MR). Simply put, how are these classifications established and what is their relevance to the Dusky standard? Evaluating Competencies: Forensic Assessments and Instruments (ed 2). Under the terms of the licence agreement, an individual user may print out a single article for personal use (for details see Privacy Policy and Legal Notice). It assesses response style to provide an indication of malingering or feigning incompetency, as well as scale scores on four aspects of competency: factual understanding of the courtroom proceedings, rational understanding of the courtroom proceedings, consult with counsel, and overall rational ability. Instead, the original MacArthur research was intended to assess a much broader construct of decisional competence via a lengthy research measure, the MacArthur Structured Assessment of the Competencies of Criminal Defendants.42 It was subsequently shortened and retrofitted for the evaluation of competency to stand trial. The ampersand macro command is easily set up with these steps: In the Press new shortcut key dialogue box, type Ctrl + j (hold Control key while typing j), In the Find What box, tap the ampersand (shift + 7). Representative items are Jack felt that the judge _____ or If the jury finds me guilty _____. Each item is given a score of 2 (competent), 1 (questionable), or 0 (incompetent), and scores below 20 would identify possible incompetent defendants, who would then be referred for further assessment, usually in an inpatient setting. The ECST-R also asks defendants to consider how they might make important decisions about their cases, such as plea bargaining. The cursor will then be ready for text to be typed, dictated, or deleted at the spot where the ampersand was. Basic Legal Concepts is the one most closely aligned with Dusky's factual understanding, whereas skills to assist defense uses hypothetical examples to evaluate the consult-with-counsel prong. Therefore, the following analysis examines the construct validity of competency measures in light of their specific applications to defendant categories. He is free of & psychosis, & depression, & mania, and & confusion. This template lends itself to the efficiency of using voice recognition software to dictate at each cursor stop. This historical perspective provides an essential insight: the foundation for evidence-based forensic practice was established while the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (AAPL) and its counterpart, the American Academy of Forensic Psychologists, were still in their infancies. Melton and his colleagues were the first to raise the concern of whether competency measures appear to permit gross incongruencies between item ratings and scale interpretations (Ref. Additionally, in the case of a particular scientific technique, the court ordinarily should consider the known or potential rate of error. Five large cities are, &. The Competency Screening Test (CST) is a screening measure for identifying clearly competent defendants and thus avoiding inpatient evaluations (Lipsitt, Lelos, & McGarry, 1971). Incompetent defendants are typically sent to residential forensic facilities, although outpatient treatment is an option (Miller, 2003). Copyright 2023 by The American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Sign In to Email Alerts with your Email Address. I am, &. Grisso emphasizes the contextual nature of a competency determination and the importance of understanding the demands of the defendants case, noting that an interaction between individual ability and situational demand, not an absolute level of ability, is of special significance for competence decisions (pp. Forensic practitioners should supplement the previous analysis with careful reviews from other researchers and scholars. This amendment states that all people are guaranteed a fair trial. The duration of confinement varied from state to state, with some states providing maximum time limits (e.g., 18 months) while others tied treatment length to a proportion of the length of sentence that would have been given if the defendant had been convicted. Its competency scales parallel the Dusky prongs: Consult With Counsel (CWC; six items), Factual Understanding of the Courtroom Proceedings (FAC; six items), and Rational Understanding of the Courtroom Proceedings (RAC; seven items). Only the parts that require changes need be modified. A comprehensive review of the Daubert decision is far beyond the scope of this article, given the hundreds of scholarly works in the psychological, medical, and legal literatures. Many patients are . Once a competency evaluation is ordered, the evaluation itself can take place in a range of settings, including jails, forensic facilities, or if a defendant is released on bail, in an outpatient setting. If a defendant received a rating of less than a 2, the examiner provides the answer and then asks the defendant to repeat the provided answer in his or her own words. The defendant did sign a consent allowing me to examine him, release my findings to & you, and record the examination. The defendant & denies any history of criminal charges other than the above. Fundamentals of Forensic Practice: Mental Health and Criminal Law. One of the key aspects of Mr. Collins' character is his age, which is mentioned several times throughout the novel. His list was based largely on criteria cited in law related to adults' competency to stand trial, widely-used criteria developed by mental health professionals for adult competency cases (e.g., McGarry, Lipsitt & Lelos, 1977), and Stein's own experiences with youths in juvenile court proceedings. Similar to other studies showing high concordance between evaluator recommendations and court decisions, judges agreed with the majority opinion in 92.5% of the initial evaluations, but this dropped to 77.4% in subsequent evaluations. NOTE: We only request your email address so that the person you are recommending the page to knows that you wanted them to see it, and that it is not junk mail. If the text is modified, then the writer types or dictates the new text. Those components retained an average of 6.10 on a 7.00 rating scale of their representativeness. Of interest, that criticism was leveled specifically at the ECST-R rather than being evaluated critically for competency measures in general. This represents a shift from the past in which nearly all evaluations were conducted in a central facility such as a forensic hospital. He is & able to carry on a normal conversation. The majority who scored low on the test were indefinitely committed, while the majority who scored high were returned . What is the level of the defendant's unmanageable behavior? The ECST-R uses the following classification: 60 to 69 T, moderate impairment, usually associated with competent defendants; 70 to 79 T, severe impairment, which can reflect competent or incompetent defendants; 80 to 89 T, extreme impairment, usually associated with incompetent defendants; and 90 to 110 T, very extreme impairment, almost always associated with incompetent defendants. Utah courts can expect details about specific abilities, such as how to behave appropriately in court, testify relevantly if applicable, and whether medication is necessary and the impact it might have on the defendants demeanor, affect, and ability to participate in the proceedings (Utah Code Annotated, 2002). We believe that failures of both researchers and practitioners are to blame. Our informal observations suggest that forensic psychiatrists and psychologists are divided with respect to their use of competency measures. Field reliability of competence to stand trial opinions: How often do evaluators agree, and what do judges decide when evaluators disagree? For this final project, I will be examining the topic of Competency to Stand trial or (CST). The figures reveal that this is not supported, revealing a flaw in the test. The legal principle is usually referred to as competence to stand trial, although terms such as fitness to stand trial, adjudicative competence, and competence to proceed are also used (Bonnie, 1992; Golding, 2016). If the defendant is found guilty, the sentence he is most likely to get is, &. Calculated as the standard error of measurement (SEM), each competency measure produces small SEMs, indicating a high level of accuracy (Table 2). The following are my observations regarding this defendant. Validity of evaluators conclusions about competence is more difficult to assess, as there is no gold standard against which to compare evaluator opinions (Zapf & Roesch, 2009). Readers can independently evaluate the following analyses of competency measures in light of this disclosure. Some resistance is encountered from the either-or fallacy wherein practitioners erroneously assume that they must choose between their own individualized methods and psychometrically validated measures. He was diagnosed with schizophrenia and found incompetent to stand trial and remanded for treatment, which successfully restored his competence. At each ampersand, the writer modifies the text, deletes the text, or leaves the text unchanged in its default form. The CAST-MR comprises 50 verbally administered questions that assess basic legal concepts, skills to assist defense, and understanding of case events. criteria in competency to stand trial assessments should be relevant to the defendant's situation and to the legal definition of competency. This article will review laws and practices related to competency to stand trial in adult criminal populations. 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