Summary 8.1

Sample Forensic Assessment Instruments for Competence to Stand Trial

  • Georgia Court Competency Test–Mississippi State Hospital version109

  • The Competence Assessment for Standing Trial for Defendants with Mental Retardation110,111

  • Interdisciplinary Fitness Interview–Revised112

  • MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool–Criminal Adjudication113

  • Fitness Interview Test (Revised Edition)114

  • Evaluation of Competency to Stand Trial–Revised (ECST-R)115

  • The METFORS Fitness Questionnaire (MFQ)116