Evaluating Competencies: Forensic Assessments and Instruments (Paperback, 2)

About the Authors. Acknowledgments. Preface to the Second Edition. 1. Advances in Assessment for Legal Competencies. 2. Legally Relevant Assessment for Legal Competencies. 3. Empirical Assessment for Legal Competencies. 4. Competence to Stand Trial. 5. Waiver of Rights to Silence and Legal Counsel. 6. Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity; R. Borum. 7. Parenting Capacity; R.K. Otto, J.F. Edens. 8. Guardianship and Conservatorship; J. Moye. 9. Competence to Consent to Treatment. MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool for Treatment. 10. Developing and Using Forensic Assessment Instruments. References. Legal Citations. Author Index. Subject Index.