Abstract
The Mosley Forensic Competency Scale (MFCS) is a 21-item true-false questionnaire intended for use as an assessment tool in forensic evaluations of competency to stand trial. Using a cutting scoreof 17 or higher asreflective ofcompetence, acomparison ofMFCS scoreswithforensicexaminer determinationsand court decisionspertain-ing to the competence of 75 prisoners found the new scale to possess excellent predictive validity. Suggestionsfor further validation studieson the MFC Sareprovided.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 41-48 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2001 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Court decisions
- Forensic evaluations
- Mosley Forensic Competency Scale
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Anthropology
- Social Sciences (miscellaneous)