Criminal Court-Ordered Psychiatric Evaluations: Does Gender Play a Role?

This study examines potential gender differences among defendants referred by criminal courts for psychiatric evaluations by analyzing demographic, clinical, and criminal history variables and evaluation findings. This study offers a large sample size of 718 females, as well as 3,627 males. Bivariat...

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Authors: Dirks-Linhorst, P. Ann (Author) ; Linhorst, Donald M. 1956- (Author) ; Loux, Travis M. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2019
In: Women & criminal justice
Year: 2019, Volume: 29, Issue: 6, Pages: 303-322
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Competency to stand trial
Criminal Responsibility
Gender
Mental Illness
Pretrial psychiatric evaluations