RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Competency to Stand Trial: Description and Initial Evaluation of a New Computer-Assisted Assessment Tool (CADCOMP)
JF Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
JO J Am Acad Psychiatry Law
FD American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
SP 367
OP 381
VO 19
IS 4
A1 Barnard, George W.
A1 Thompson, John W.
A1 Freeman, William C.
A1 Robbins, Lynn
A1 Gies, Dennis
A1 Hankins, Gary C.
YR 1991
UL http://jaapl.org/content/19/4/367.abstract
AB The authors describe a Computer-Assisted Determination of Competency to Proceed (CADCOMP), a new instrument that collects data directly from the defendant through an interactive computer program and renders a report covering relevant historical, psychopathological, and legal information. The comprehensive report could be utilized by the clinician to focus the clinician’s interview with the defendant on areas requiring further probing, thus reducing the time required to assess competency. Preliminary reliability and validity assessment studies are reported. The results support the predictive validity of CADCOMP used as a screening instrument and found the CADCOMP to be sufficiently reliable to be used for screening purposes.