Structured professional judgment tool in assessing fitness to stand trial

Auteurs-es

  • Teodora Prpa University of Western Ontario
  • Heather M Moulden McMaster University & St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
  • Liane Taylor St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
  • Gary Chaimowitz McMaster University & St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.15173/ijrr.v3i2.3531

Résumé

In this letter, the authors review briefly the concept of assessing fitness to stand trial and the benefit of developing a structured professional judgment tool.

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Publié-e

2020-12-31

Comment citer

Prpa, T., Moulden, H. M., Taylor, L., & Chaimowitz, G. (2020). Structured professional judgment tool in assessing fitness to stand trial. International Journal of Risk and Recovery, 3(2), 43–44. https://doi.org/10.15173/ijrr.v3i2.3531

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Letter to the Editor

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