Adjudicative competence remains an important topic of research and practice in psychology and law. In the five sections of Adjudicative Competence: The MacArthur Studies, the authors present not only a summary of the research of the MacArthur studies on competence but also an examination of the underlying theoretical work of Professor Richard Bonnie. It is the first publication to encapsulate the scope and significance of both the studies themselves and Bonnie's contributions. There is no other source available that addresses this range of topics.
Given its breadth and scope, this book will be a "must have" for forensic mental health professionals, an important volume for lawyers, and a vital academic reference work.

Inhalt
1: The Nature of Competence to Participate in Adjudication.- Study 1.- Study 2.- Study 3.- Study 4.- Study 5.- Conclusion.- 2: Adjudicative Competence in Legal Theory and Practice.- Toward a Theory-Based Understanding.- Values Served by the Competence Requirement.- Components of Adjudicative Competence.- Limits of the Unitary View.- Competence Adjudication in Practice.- 3: Development of an Adjudicative Competence Research Measure: The Network's Adjudicative Competence Research Agenda.- The Limitations of First Generation Measures of Adjudicative Competence.- The Research Agenda.- Design and Development of the MacSAC-CD.- The MacArthur Adjudicative Competence Field Studies.- Method.- Results IMain Field Study (Male Defendants).- Results IIFemale Defendants.- Discussion.- 4: Research Issues in Adjudicative Competence.- Study 1: Diagnosis, Mental Status, and Legal Capacity.- Discussion.- Study 2: A Comparison of Criteria for Adjudicative Competence.- Results.- Discussion.- Study 3: Comparison of Adjudicative Competence and Civil Competence.- Results.- Discussion.- 5: Development of the Macarthur Competence Assessment Tool-Criminal Adjudication (The MacCAT-CA).- The MacCAT-CA.- The NIMH Norming Study.- Method.- Results.- Discussion.- 6: New Research on Adjudicative Competence.- The Competence-Related Abilities of Youth in Juvenile Court.- The Competence-Related Abilities of Youth in Criminal Court.- The MacCAT-CA and Defendants with Mental Retardation.- Competence Assessment in Other Countries.- Conclusion.- References.