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Insanity Plea: Interexaminer Agreement and Concordance of Psychiatric Opinion and Court Verdict

Insanity Plea: Interexaminer Agreement and Concordance of Psychiatric Opinion and Court Verdict Examining 484 consecutive criminal cases in which the NGRI plea was made, it was found: (1) a high degree of interexaminer agreement existed on the issue of the defendant’s mental state in a nonadversary exanaination procedure; and, (2) court verdicts were highly congruent with the opinions expressed by examiners on the issue of insanity. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Law and Human Behavior American Psychological Association

Insanity Plea: Interexaminer Agreement and Concordance of Psychiatric Opinion and Court Verdict

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Publisher
American Psychological Association
Copyright
Copyright © 1981 American Psychological Association
ISSN
0147-7307
eISSN
1573-661X
DOI
10.1007/BF01044947
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Abstract

Examining 484 consecutive criminal cases in which the NGRI plea was made, it was found: (1) a high degree of interexaminer agreement existed on the issue of the defendant’s mental state in a nonadversary exanaination procedure; and, (2) court verdicts were highly congruent with the opinions expressed by examiners on the issue of insanity.

Journal

Law and Human BehaviorAmerican Psychological Association

Published: Dec 1, 1981

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