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- Title
Competence to stand trial.
- Authors
Felthous, Alan R.
- Abstract
Competence to stand trial (CST) serves four legal purposes: first is to safeguard the accuracy of criminal adjudication, second is to guarantee a fair trial, third is to preserve the dignity and integrity of the legal process, and fourth is if the defendant is found guilty, to ensure that he or she knows why he or she will be punished. Further progress has been made in methods of assessment and the relevant jurisprudence has become more dynamic and less settled. The timeliness of articles on critical issues on CST is self-evident. In considering recent developments and possible future directions, it is well to bear in mind these four fundamental purposes: accuracy, fairness, dignity, integrity, and the defendant's awareness of the reason for punishment.
- Publication
Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 2003, Vol 21, Issue 3, p281
- ISSN
0735-3936
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1002/bsl.545