Grisso juveniles competence to stand trial

Abstract Abilities associated with adjudicative competence were assessed among adolescents in juvenile detention facilities and community settings. Source Originally published: Law and Human Behavior. Included in Psychiatry Commons. Search Enter search terms:. Tweets by UMassChanLib. Grisso , L. Schwartz Published 1 August Medicine, Psychology Law and Human Behavior Abilities associated with adjudicative competence were assessed among adolescents in juvenile detention facilities and community settings.

Adolescents' abilities were compared to those of young adults in jails and in the community. Participants at 4 locations across the United States completed a standardized measure of abilities relevant for competence to stand trial the MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool—Criminal Adjudication as well as a new procedure for assessing psychosocial… Expand. View on Springer. Save to Library Save. Create Alert Alert. Share This Paper. Background Citations. Methods Citations. Results Citations.

Figures, Tables, and Topics from this paper. Immunocompetence Prisons standards characteristics Adolescent age group. Citation Type. Has PDF. Publication Type. More Filters. If the juvenile defendant lacks a minimal understanding of the nature and implications of pending criminal proceedings, the psychologist-evaluator can indicate whether there is assessment-based evidence to support a conclusion that the juvenile is capable of acquiring a sufficient basic legal knowledge to understand and participate in his case with the assistance of counsel.

Failure to meet minimal standards for any of these elements is not the end of the inquiry. For the juvenile defendant these consequences can include exclusion from critical career and educational opportunities not contemplated by the young adult who has limited real world experience.

When working with adolescents where questions of maturation come into play, the psychologist must address questions that may not be routine in competency assessments for adult defendants. Especially with younger juveniles, the facility for appreciating the implications of matters such as pleas, penalties and waiver of rights may be problematic.

This problem is often compounded by the concomitant lack of an ability to understand the concept of a long-distant personal future and the possible consequences of decisions and actions taken in the course of the immediate involvement in the criminal justice system.

Developmental aspects of judgment and competence in legally relevant contexts. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Psychology Department, University of Virginia. Toward an expanded definition of adolescent competence in legal situations. Roesch, R. Dempster Eds. London: Routledge. Download references. You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar. Law Hum Behav 27, — Download citation. Issue Date : August Anyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content:.

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