@article{ref1,
title="A brief, immediate screening interview to determine competency to stand trial: a feasibility study",
journal="Criminal justice and behavior",
year="1978",
author="Roesch, Ronald",
volume="5",
number="3",
pages="241-248",
abstract="A study designed to provide some preliminary information on the feasibility of a brief, community-based evaluation as an alternative to a more lengthy, institutionally based evaluation to determine a defendant's competency to proceed with trial is described. The article suggests not only that a community-based evaluation is feasible and results in a reduced cost and an increase in the protection of individual rights, but also that an evaluation which focuses on legal rather than psychiatric criteria is a sufficient basis for providing the courts with information about a defendant's competency.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0093-8548",
doi="10.1177/009385487800500304",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/009385487800500304"
}