TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1996//
TI  - Dimensions of incompetency: a factor analytic study of the Georgia Court Competency Test
JO  - Behavioral sciences and the law
A1  - Rogers, Richard
A1  - Ustad, Karen L.
A1  - Sewell, Kenneth W.
A1  - Reinhardt, Vianey
SP  - 323
EP  - 330
VL  - 14
IS  - 3
N2  - The Georgia Court Competency Test (GCCT) was developed to systematically evaluate knowledge and skills needed to be competent to stand trial. Previous research has identified three factors measured by the GCCT: General Legal Knowledge, Courtroom Layout, and Specific Legal Knowledge. In this study, 125 mentally disordered offenders were examined using the GCCT. Confirmatory factor analysis failed to confirm the previously identified model. As a result, the authors advocate modifying the clinical use of the GCCT. Specifically, they suggest employing the GCCT as a checklist to identify potential deficits requiring more comprehensive evaluation.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0735-3936
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-0798(199622)14:3<323::AID-BSL243>3.0.CO;2-Z
ID  - ref1
ER  -