Jail Diversion for Misdemeanors Can Be a First Step to Improve the Competency to Stand Trial Process
J Am Acad Psychiatry Law
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2021 Dec;49(4):473-477.
doi: 10.29158/JAAPL.210124-21.
Author
Kehinde A Obikoya
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Affiliation
1
Dr. Obikoya is Medical Director, Metrocare Services Special Needs Offender Program and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Texas Medical Center, Dallas, TX. kehinde.obikoya@metrocareservices.org.
PMID:
34903578
DOI:
10.29158/JAAPL.210124-21
No abstract available
Keywords:
competence to stand trial; competency restoration; jail diversion; trial competency.
Publication types
Editorial
MeSH terms
Crime
Humans
Jails*
Mental Competency
Mental Disorders*