Smith S A, Hudson R L
Department of Psychology, Pee Dee Regional Center, Florence, SC 29502, USA.
Psychol Rep. 1995 Feb;76(1):91-7. doi: 10.2466/pr0.1995.76.1.91.
19 terms and concepts from evaluations of competency to stand trial of 55 defendants with mental retardation were rated to examine whether a quick screening test could be devised that would differentiate those who were judged competent or not competent. A multiple regression and discriminant analysis gave four items that yielded maximum predictability (R = .84): court strategy, plead, testify, and jury. Guilty, trial, and prosecutor were also significantly more difficult for those who were not competent than those who were.
