PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Hallie Fader-Towe AU - Debra A. Pinals TI - Data on Evaluations as a Foundation for States Rethinking Competency to Stand Trial AID - 10.29158/JAAPL.210108-21 DP - 2021 Dec 01 TA - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online PG - 540--544 VI - 49 IP - 4 4099 - http://jaapl.org/content/49/4/540.short 4100 - http://jaapl.org/content/49/4/540.full SO - J Am Acad Psychiatry Law2021 Dec 01; 49 AB - Competency to stand trial policies and processes vary significantly across jurisdictions, and, increasingly, state policymakers are looking for ways to improve their efficiency, equity, and effectiveness. This commentary describes the importance of certain data, including the number of evaluations ordered, to inform state policymaking, drawing on the strategies highlighted in a recently released guide for policymakers, Just and Well: Rethinking How States Approach Competency to Stand Trial.