Evaluating Competence to Stand Trial in Non-Traditional Locations
Author: Cecilia H. Leonard, M.D..; James Knoll, M.D..
Source: Volume 11, Number 03, September/October 2009 , pp.35-36(2)
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Abstract:
Inpatient evaluation has become unnecessary in most cases, defendants who does not meet criteria for involuntary civil commitment can schedule an outpatient evaluation at a designated facility or court clinic or even a “forensic house call”.Keywords:
Affiliations:
1: SUNY Upstate Medical University.