Psychometric properties of the MacArthur competence assessment tool- criminal adjudication

Randy K. Otto; Norman G. Poythress; John F. Edens; Robert A. Nicholson; John Monahan; Richard J. Bonnie; Steven K. Hoge; Marlene Eisenberg

doi:10.1037/1040-3590.10.4.435

Psychometric properties of the MacArthur competence assessment tool- criminal adjudication

Randy K. Otto
, Norman G. Poythress
, John F. Edens
, Robert A. Nicholson
, John Monahan
, Richard J. Bonnie
, Steven K. Hoge
, Marlene Eisenberg

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This article describes the development of a new clinical instrument for use in assessments of adult criminal defendants' competence to proceed to adjudication, the MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool-Criminal Adjudication (MacCAT-CA). The MacCAT-CA was derived from a more comprehensive research instrument (MacArthur Structured Assessment of Competencies. of Criminal Defendants; Hoge, Bonnie, Poythress, Monahan, and Eisenberg, 1997) on the basis of considerations of face validity for use in legal contexts, psychometric analyses, and advice from mental health experts who reviewed an earlier prototype. This article presents the results from an National Institute of Mental Health-sponsored validation study that investigated the psychometric properties of the MacCAT-CA.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	435-443
Number of pages	9
Journal	Psychological Assessment
Volume	10
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1037/1040-3590.10.4.435
State	Published - Dec 1998
Externally published	Yes

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Psychiatry and Mental health

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