A Training Program for Defendants With Intellectual Disabilities Who Are Found Incompetent to Stand Trial

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Table 1

Demographic, Legal, and Psychiatric Characteristics by Treatment Group

	Slater Method Mean (SD or %)	n	Traditional Method Mean (SD or %)	n
Age^*	30.17 (9.65)	18	38.58 (8.38)	12
Highest grade completed	9.38 (2.69)	13	7.83 (3.66)	6
Intelligence quotient (total)	57.47 (8.52)	15	63.83 (4.66)	6
Number of previous charges	0.86 (1.17)	14	.40 (0.52)	10
Baseline CAST-MR total score	50.13 (10.30)	8	38.50 (6.36)	2
Female	3 (16.7%)	18	3 (25.0%)	12
Single	15 (83.3%)		10 (83.3%)
Race/ethnicity		18		12
Caucasian	10 (52.9%)		8 (66.7%)
Hispanic	5 (29.4%)		2 (16.7%)
African American	3 (17.6%)		1 (8.3%)
Asian	0 (0%)		1 (8.3%)
Employed	4 (23.52%)	17	2 (18.2%)	11
Prior special education	11 (61.1%)	18	7 (57.1%)	7
Language barrier	4 (22.2%)	18	2 (16.7%)	12
DDD eligibility	15 (83.3%)	12	8 (62.5%)	8
DDD refusal	2 (12.5%)	10	2 (16.7%)	9
Primary psychiatric diagnosis		18		12
Depressive disorder	0 (0%)		1 (8.3%)
Bipolar	1 (5.6%)		0 (0%)
Schizophrenia or other psychotic disorder	5 (27.8%)		2 (16.7%)
Age, y	30.17 (9.65)	18	38.58 (8.38)	12
Impulse control disorder	1 (5.6%)		2 (16.7%)
Adjustment	1 (5.6%)		2 (16.7%)
None	8 (44.4%)		4 (33.3%)
Substance abuse history	9 (52.9%)	18	2 (18.2%)	12