Criminal competency on trial the case of colin ferguson bardwell mark c arrigo bruce a isbn 9780890890707 kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. Criminal competency on trial the case of colin ferguson is a book by mark c bardwell and bruce a arrigo published by carolina academic press durham nc in 2002 synopsis edit criminal competency on trial examines the legal standards by which one can stand trial and the psychological instruments by which ones mental health status is assessed. By demonstrating where and how these policy recommendations would substantially change the cst doctrine especially in the case of colin ferguson and other high stakes defendants such as theodore kaczynski aka the unabomber criminal competency on trial offers a systematic evaluation of the doctrine no other book of its type has offered such a systematic evaluation of the cst doctrine while mindful of its legal psychological and criminal justice policy dynamics. Criminal competency on trial examines the legal standards by which one can stand trial and the psychological instruments by which ones mental health status is assessed acknowledging that determinations of trial fitness represent the most significant mental health inquiry pursued in the system of criminal law today this book carefully explains and thoroughly reviews the legal and psychological limits of competency to stand trial cst to highlight these limits authors bardwell and . Criminal competency on trial the case of colin ferguson criminal competency on trial examines the legal standards by which one can stand trial and the psychological instruments by which ones mental health status is assessed acknowledging that determinations of trial fitness represent the most significant mental health inquiry pursued in the