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- The Cambridge Handbook of Psychology and Legal Decision-Making
- Cambridge Handbooks in Psychology
- The Cambridge Handbook of Psychology and Legal Decision-Making
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Editors
- Contributors
- Part I Introduction Chapters
- Part II Pretrial Phase Decision-Making
- 5 Victim Decision-Making
- 6 Bystanders’ Crime Reporting Decisions
- 7 Pretrial Publicity’s Effects on Jurors’ and Judges’ Decisions
- 8 Police Decisions Involved in Collecting Eyewitness Identification Evidence
- 9 Decisions Related to Miranda Rights
- 10 Judges’ Daubert Decisions
- 11 The Psychology of Confession Decision-Making During Police Interrogation
- 12 Plea Bargaining
- 13 Forensic Science Decision-Making
- 14 Decision-Making by Forensic Mental Health Evaluators
- 15 Interviewing Suspects in Criminal Investigations
- 16 Prosecutorial Decision-Making in Cases of Child Sexual Abuse
- 17 Decision-Making About Restoration of Defendants Who Are Incompetent to Stand Trial
- 18 Clinical Decision-Making Regarding Criminal Responsibility
- 19 Decision-Making Regarding Child Victims and Witnesses
- Part III Trial Phase Decision-Making
- Part IV Postconviction Phase Decisions
- Part V Other Legal Decision-Making
- Part VI Perspectives from the Field
- Part VII Conclusion
- Index
- References
17 - Decision-Making About Restoration of Defendants Who Are Incompetent to Stand Trial
from Part II - Pretrial Phase Decision-Making
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 February 2024
- The Cambridge Handbook of Psychology and Legal Decision-Making
- Cambridge Handbooks in Psychology
- The Cambridge Handbook of Psychology and Legal Decision-Making
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Editors
- Contributors
- Part I Introduction Chapters
- Part II Pretrial Phase Decision-Making
- 5 Victim Decision-Making
- 6 Bystanders’ Crime Reporting Decisions
- 7 Pretrial Publicity’s Effects on Jurors’ and Judges’ Decisions
- 8 Police Decisions Involved in Collecting Eyewitness Identification Evidence
- 9 Decisions Related to Miranda Rights
- 10 Judges’ Daubert Decisions
- 11 The Psychology of Confession Decision-Making During Police Interrogation
- 12 Plea Bargaining
- 13 Forensic Science Decision-Making
- 14 Decision-Making by Forensic Mental Health Evaluators
- 15 Interviewing Suspects in Criminal Investigations
- 16 Prosecutorial Decision-Making in Cases of Child Sexual Abuse
- 17 Decision-Making About Restoration of Defendants Who Are Incompetent to Stand Trial
- 18 Clinical Decision-Making Regarding Criminal Responsibility
- 19 Decision-Making Regarding Child Victims and Witnesses
- Part III Trial Phase Decision-Making
- Part IV Postconviction Phase Decisions
- Part V Other Legal Decision-Making
- Part VI Perspectives from the Field
- Part VII Conclusion
- Index
- References
Summary
This chapter addresses decision-making about the restoration of defendants who are adjudicated as incompetent to stand trial (IST) in an era in which there has been deemed a competency crisis that the number of impacted defendants has grown significantly. It describes the rationale for the importance of this topic and associated decisions, and provides the context for such decisions: hospital, jail, and outpatient. After reviewing the existing scientific literature on the frequency of restoration decisions and the duration and outcomes of relevant interventions, it describes a proposal for an approach to evaluating restorability that is more consistent with the available scientific evidence and a better fit for clinical and forensic practice. The chapter concludes with a more detailed discussion of both clinical and legal decisions in this area, elaborating on why this approach appears to offer a better fit for practice. Implications for future research, clinical and legal decision-making, and bias reduction are described.
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- The Cambridge Handbook of Psychology and Legal Decision-Making , pp. 259 - 273Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024