Tartaro Christine, Duntley Joshua, Medvetz Stephanie, Hafner Nicole
Professor of Criminal Justice, Stockton University, 101 Vera King Farris Drive, Galloway, NJ 08205, USA.
Stockton University, USA.
Int J Law Psychiatry. 2018 Jul-Aug;59:31-37. doi: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2018.05.009. Epub 2018 Jun 8.
One hundred sixty-three homicide case files from The Center for Forensic Psychiatry in Ypsilanti, Michigan were examined for evidence of factors associated with the outcomes of Competency to Stand Trial (CST) evaluations. Of the socio-demographic, legal, and clinical factors investigated, only three were significant. Defendants with lower IQs were more likely to be found incompetent to stand trial, and those with more property crime arrests were more likely to be found competent to stand trial. Additionally, defendants who were found incompetent to stand trial were more likely to be accused of killing an intimate or relative.
对来自密歇根州伊普西兰蒂法医精神病学中心的163份凶杀案档案进行了审查，以寻找与受审能力（CST）评估结果相关因素的证据。在所调查的社会人口统计学、法律和临床因素中，只有三个因素具有显著性。智商较低的被告更有可能被认定无受审能力，而有更多财产犯罪逮捕记录的被告更有可能被认定有受审能力。此外，被认定无受审能力的被告更有可能被指控杀害亲密伴侣或亲属。
