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An Investigation of the ECST-R in Male Pretrial Patients: Evaluating the Effects of Feigning on Competency Evaluations
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Vitacco, Michael J.; Rogers, Richard; Gabel, Jason – Assessment, 2009
Forensic clinicians have the option of employing well-validated structured interviews when conducting competency to stand trial (CST) evaluations to ensure adequate coverage of the three prongs delineated in "Dusky v. United States". This study evaluates the effects of feigning on the Evaluation of Competency to Stand Trial-Revised…
Descriptors: Males, Patients, Court Litigation, Competence
Malingering or Random? A Research Note on Obvious vs. Subtle Subscales of the MMPI.
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Rogers, Richard – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1983
Reviewed clinical usefulness of obvious and subtle Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory subscales in the detection of malingering. Comparison of obvious-subtle differences indicative of malingering (Greene's criteria) and observed differences on random-response protocols were found to be indistinguishable. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Adults, Evaluation Criteria, Personality Measures, Personality Problems
An Examination of the ECST-R as a Screen for Feigned Incompetency to Stand Trial
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Rogers, Richard; Jackson, Rebecca L.; Sewell, Kenneth W.; Harrison, Kimberly S. – Psychological Assessment, 2004
Psychological assessments of competency-to-stand-trial (CST) referrals must consider whether the defendants' impairment is genuine or feigned. This study addressed feigning on the Evaluation of Competency to Stand Trial--Revised (ECST-R), a standardized interview designed for assessing dimensions of CST and screening for feigned CST. In…
Descriptors: Competence, Effect Size, Deception, Court Litigation
Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Psychopathy Checklist: Screening Version in Offenders With Axis I Disorders
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Hill, Christie D.; Neumann, Craig S.; Rogers, Richard – Psychological Assessment, 2004
One hundred forty-nine inpatients within a maximum security psychiatric facility were assessed with the Psychopathy Checklist: Screening Version (PCL:SV; S. D. Hart, D. N. Cox, & R. D. Hare, 1995). Within the total sample, 68% had a psychotic disorder and 30% met criteria for psychopathy. Using confirmatory factor analysis, the authors tested the…
Descriptors: Aggression, Institutionalized Persons, Patients, Check Lists