Factor structure and validity of the MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool--Criminal Adjudication.
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Factor structure and validity of the MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool-Criminal Adjudication.
Examination of the available literature regarding the development of the MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool-Criminal Adjudication (MacCAT-CA) reveals 2 theoretical factor structures on which the MacCAT-CA was based: one in which 3 lower-order constructs are proposed (understanding, reasoning, appreciation) and one in which 2 higher-order constructs are proposed (competence to assist counsel a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Psychological Assessment
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1939-134X,1040-3590
DOI: 10.1037/1040-3590.17.4.433