Insanity Plea: Interexaminer Agreement and Concordance of Psychiatric Opinion and Court Verdict
Insanity Plea: Interexaminer Agreement and Concordance of Psychiatric Opinion and Court Verdict
Fukunaga, Kenneth K.; Pasewark, Richard A.; Hawkins, Michael; Gudeman, Howard
1981-12-01 00:00:00
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.
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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.
Journal
Law and Human Behavior
– American Psychological Association
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