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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 23
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ISSN: ISSN-1050-9674
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The Very Essentials of Fitness for Trial Assessment in Canada
Newby, Diana; Faltin, Robert
Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, v47 n1-2 p185-207 2008
Fitness for trial constitutes the most frequent referral to forensic assessment services. Several approaches to this evaluation exist in Canada, including the Fitness Interview Test and Basic Fitness for Trial Test. The following article presents a review of the issues and a method for basic fitness for trial evaluation.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Competence, Court Litigation, Psychological Evaluation, Cognitive Ability, Disability Identification, Criminal Law, Criminals
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Tests/Questionnaires
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Language: English
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