Competency to stand trial: Legal and clinical issues |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Nuclear Medicine, Spedali Civili Brescia, Brescia, Italia;2. Nuclear Medicine, University of Brescia and Spedali Civili Brescia, Brescia, Italia;3. Pediatric Radiology, Spedali Civili Brescia, Brescia, Italia;1. Servicio de Medicina Nuclear, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, España;2. Servicio de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, España;1. From the Department of Radiology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China;2. Beijing Key Laboratory of Nasal Diseases, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China;1. Skull Base Multi-disciplinary Unit, Department of Neurosurgery B, Neurological Hospital Pierre Wertheimer, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France;2. Department of Anatomy, University of Lyon 1, Lyon, France;3. University of Lyon, INSA-Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, UJM-Saint Etienne, CNRS, Inserm, Lyon, France;4. Department of Radiology, Lyon Sud Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France |
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| Abstract: | A fundamental principle of criminal law is the right of defendants to a fair trial. Courts have long recognized that an essential component of this fairness doctrine is the ability, or competency, of defendants to participate in their defense. Mental health professionals have been extensively involved in assisting the courts in the evaluation of competency to stand trial. Three aspects of competency to stand trial in criminal cases are reviewed: the legal criteria defining competency to stand trial, the clinical assessment of competency, and the treatment of defendants found incompetent to stand trial. |
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