Which of the following would be considered part of a decisional competence approach for a mental health professional evaluating adjudicative competence?

In Godinez v. Moran (1993), the Supreme Court ruled that the standard for ________________ will be used in federal courts for assessing other competence questions.

At least one study has found that juvenile court judges consider _____________ valuable information when considering competency evaluations.

Which of the following describes serial killers?

Women who have been sexually assaulted in the past or who were sexually abused as children are more likely to suffer a second sexual attack than women without prior sexual victimization.

Under the Dusky standard, the presence of mental illness or mental retardation guarantees that a defendant will be found incompetent to stand trial.

The U.S. Supreme Court, in Eddings v. Oklahoma (1982), has ruled that a trial court must consider any information that argues against a death sentence.

In Whalen v. United States (1965), the court ruled that ___________.

What does the judge do for the defendant during arraignment?

In many states, the defense is required to notify the prosecution if it intends to use which of the following defenses?