The Competency Restoration Handbook PAPERBACK 9780197768044

Oxford University Press Inc

The Competency Restoration HandbookA Guide and Resources for Clinicians\nAuthor(s): Laura M. Grossi\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Oxford University Press Inc, United States\nImprint: Oxford University Press Inc\nISBN-13: 9780197768044, 978-0197768044\nSynopsis\nIn order for defendants facing legal charges in the United States to be able to move forward with the legal process, they must be competent to proceed with their cases. Defendants are presumed to be competent to make legal decisions, until someone calls their competency into question. Once the presumption of competency is questioned, their legal case is paused and the defendant is evaluated, so that the court can determine whether they are competent to proceed. If a person is not adequately knowledgeable about how the court system works, or too psychiatrically unstable to proceed with their case, their case gets put on pause and the defendant is ordered for \""competency restoration.\""\n\nThe Competency Restoration Handbook is.