Smith S A
Pee Dee Regional Center, Florence, SC 29502.
Psychol Rep. 1993 Oct;73(2):675-8. doi: 10.2466/pr0.1993.73.2.675.
Evaluations of competency to stand trial of 45 alleged offenders with mental retardation were inspected to examine their understanding of "guilty" and "not guilty." Seven defendants (16%) had virtually no knowledge of "guilty" and were judged not competent after a thorough evaluation. None received a jail sentence. Although the criminal justice system served well this group with mental retardation, questions remain about the fate of those not identified. Are some pleading guilty when actually meaning "I did not do it" and being surprised by an unexpected jail sentence?
对45名被指控患有智力障碍的犯罪嫌疑人进行了受审能力评估，以检查他们对“有罪”和“无罪”的理解。7名被告（16%）对“有罪”几乎一无所知，在经过全面评估后被判定无受审能力。没有人被判处监禁。虽然刑事司法系统对这群智力障碍者运作良好，但对于那些未被识别者的命运仍存在疑问。是否有些人在实际意思是“我没做”时却认罪，并对意外的监禁判决感到惊讶？
