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The Development of Competency to Stand Trial-Related Abilities in a Sample of Juvenile Offenders

Costanza, Morgan Brittany
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1507323683621284

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2018, Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.), Xavier University, Psychology.
The current study examined ratings of juveniles’ knowledge and appreciation of specific Competency to Stand Trial (CST) related abilities and ability to participate in court hearings in order to describe possible age differences in those areas. Using ratings made by forensic examiners on a sample of 263 juvenile defendants referred for evaluation of CST, there was a developmental trend of increasing knowledge and appreciation of CST-related concepts, and ability to participate in court hearings. Eight- and 9-year-old children demonstrated significant deficits in CST-related abilities, while 16- to 17-year-olds demonstrated high percentages of adequate mastery of these concepts. Less clear patterns emerged in 10- to 15-year-olds; however, 10- to 12-year-olds did not consistently differ significantly from 8- to 9-year-olds. Age was significantly positively correlated with CST status, and juveniles found CST were significantly older than juveniles found NCST, in keeping with previous studies. However, more detailed examination of the overall finding leads us to conclude that children 12 and under are likely to have knowledge and reasoning deficits that place them at risk for NCST, whereas children ages 16 to 17 may typically be presumed CST.
Kathleen Hart, Ph.D. ABPP (Committee Chair)
W. Michael Nelson III, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Tammy Sonnentag, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
64 p.
Law; Psychology
Competency to stand trial; competence to stand trial; CST; juvenile offenders; juveniles

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  • Costanza, M. B. (2018). The Development of Competency to Stand Trial-Related Abilities in a Sample of Juvenile Offenders [Doctoral dissertation, Xavier University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1507323683621284

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Costanza, Morgan. The Development of Competency to Stand Trial-Related Abilities in a Sample of Juvenile Offenders. 2018. Xavier University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1507323683621284.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Costanza, Morgan. "The Development of Competency to Stand Trial-Related Abilities in a Sample of Juvenile Offenders." Doctoral dissertation, Xavier University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1507323683621284

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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