Talk:Competency evaluation (law)

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Competence more broadly
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In reviewing this page, I believe we can adjust our perspective about competency, as it is much more than competence to stand trial. Competency can be very broadly defined as “sufficient ability” and therefore can be applied to a variety of situations (see: Weaver, C. M., & Meyer, R. G. (2019). Law and mental health: A case-based approach. Guilford Publications). This page regarding the idea of competence is framed more broadly (at least slightly) and I believe this page about evaluation and assessment of competency should follow-suit.

There are legal competencies ("legal" in terms of legal consequences regarding that competency decision) more than just in relating to criminal trials and outcomes. Some of these may be competence to refuse medical treatment, competence to retain guardianship, competence to make a will, and [https://www.ualberta.ca/research/research-support/research-ethics-office/human-research-ethics/informed-consent/capacity-to-consent.html#:~:text=Capacity%20is%20the%20ability%20of,make%20based%20upon%20this%20information. competence to consent to research]. Likewise, there are more areas of competency related to criminal proceedings (e.g., competence to exercise the right to silence, competence to be sentenced, competence to testify,

Therefore I believe it is necessary to adjust this page's initial definition of competency, separate from competence to stand trial, and elaborate on other areas of competence. Esaiter (talk) 18:46, 19 September 2022 (UTC)

Competence assessment tools
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In reviewing the distinction between this page and the boarder competence page, I believe that one way to distinguish this unique page's contribution would be to add a section that discusses various competency evaluation tools, such as the MacCAT-CA and others. What do we think about adding this section? Esaiter (talk) 23:15, 14 October 2022 (UTC)

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