Competency to Stand Trial: A Restoration Manual for Forensic Providers

by Ray S. Kim

Book Overview

Competency to stand trial has become a major concern for the criminal justice system. As more and more people with mental illness are being arrested, jails are becoming the largest providers of mental health care in the United States. Many of these detainees are found incompetent to stand trial and cannot proceed with their court cases until restored to competency. In order to facilitate the movement of these cases through the forensic system, effective...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 179394055X
• ISBN13: 9781793940551
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 11.0"