The Detection of Malingering on Measures of Competency to Stand Trial
The Detection of Malingering on Measures of Competency to Stand Trial

Author: Rachael E. Springman

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 66

ISBN-13:

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The present study investigated the detection of coached and uncoached malingering on two measures of competency to stand trial: the Georgia Court Competency Test (GCCT) and the Evaluation of Competency to Stand Trial - Revised (ECST-R). Using a simulation research design, undergraduates (n = 101) were randomly assigned into Control (instructed to respond honestly), Uncoached Malingerer (instructed to feign incompetency but did not receive any tips to elude detection), and Coached Malingerer groups (instructed to feign incompetency and received tips to elude detection) and presented with a hypothetical criminal case scenario that required them to undergo an evaluation of their competency to stand trial. Scores on the GCCT and the ECST-R Factual Scale served as indicators of competency, while scores on the GCCT Atypical Presentation (AP) and ECST-R Atypical Presentation (ATP) scales served as indicators of malingering. As expected, results indicate that the two malingering groups appeared markedly impaired on overall competency scores in comparison to the Control group. Furthermore, the two malingering groups appeared markedly elevated on malingering scale scores in comparison to the Control group. Contrary to expectations, test strategy coaching exerted little impact on competency and malingering scale scores. Both malingering scales effectively discriminated between malingerers and honest responders.

Developing and Validating the Test of Malingered Incompetence-intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (TOMI-ID) for Competency to Stand Trial Evaluations
Developing and Validating the Test of Malingered Incompetence-intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (TOMI-ID) for Competency to Stand Trial Evaluations

Author: Madeline Barrett

Publisher:

Published: 2023

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13:

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Competency to stand trial (CST) evaluations play a crucial role in safeguarding the constitutional right to a fair trial. Malingering, when a defendant feigns symptoms of mental illness to evade prosecution, hampers this right and disrupts critical components of the justice system. While there are measures to detect malingering of mental illnesses in CST evaluations, there is currently no measure for detecting malingering of developmental or intellectual disabilities. To address this gap, researchers developed the TOMI-ID, an enhanced measure based on the previous TOMI measure, to identify feigned intellectual or developmental disabilities in CST evaluations. The current study was an item development trial for the TOMI-ID (Intellectual and Developmental. Of an initial pool of 100 items, 50 were chosen for each of the TOMI-ID subscales. A sample of 65 students were told to respond honestly or to feign intellectual or developmental disabilities. The TOMI-ID G resulted in 98.5% of original grouped cases correctly classified as honest or deceptive. The TOMI-ID L resulted in 98.4% of original grouped cases correctly classified as honest or deceptive. This is a promising start, with the next steps being a second validation with a student sample, followed by use with a general clinical sample.

Assessing Negative Response Bias in Competency to Stand Trial Evaluations
Assessing Negative Response Bias in Competency to Stand Trial Evaluations

Author: Steven J. Rubenzer

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2018-03-22

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 0190653175

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Evaluations of a defendant's competence to stand trial (CST) are probably the most frequently performed forensic evaluations, with estimates in the United States ranging from 60,000 to 70,000 annually. In order for CST evaluations to be considered thorough and accurate, examiners must assess for possible lack of cooperation, feigning, or malingering - the intentional production or gross exaggeration of false or grossly exaggerated physical or psychiatric symptoms, motivated by external incentives. Yet, there are accounts that CST examiners often do not assess for negative response bias, and even if they do nevertheless fail to identify a considerable number of examinees that do feign. Assessing Negative Response Bias in Competency to Stand Trial Evaluations provides readers with a comprehensive guide to assessing whether a defendant has feigned mental impairment during a competency to stand trial evaluation, or simply did not put forth his/her best effort. This book reviews the literature on assessing feigning and negative response bias, with particular focus on issues, tests, and data relevant to CST evaluations, and examines proposed criteria and statistical methods of determining and classifying assessment results. It introduces readers to aspects of the vibrant neuropsychological response style literature, an area many forensic psychologists appear to have overlooked. Additionally, it offers recommendations for research and policy regarding the parameters of CST assessment.

Are They Faking It?
Are They Faking It?

Author: Victoria Hargan

Publisher: Victoria Hargan

Published: 2012-03-03

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 9781480205284

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"Are They Faking it? A Look at Malingering Incompetency to Stand Trial" is an educational piece written to provide the forensic psychology arena; the criminal justice system, and scholars with an overview of malingering. The motivation of why a person may malinger varies. Individuals may malinger in an attempt to avoid pain, or to seek or obtain something for personal advantage or benefit. Malingering psychological symptoms has become big business in civil cases and the disability industry. This book recommends various psychological testing instruments and strategies to detect malingering. This is a must read for the legal professional and the psychology professional who conducts psychological testing for criminal and civil purposes.

Detecting Malingering and Deception
Detecting Malingering and Deception

Author: Harold V. Hall

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2000-11-28

Total Pages: 468

ISBN-13: 1420038761

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NOMINATED FOR THE MANFRED S. GUTTMACHER AWARD BY THE AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION Although advances in clinical/forensic theory and technology continue to elucidate our understanding of deception analysis, the current state of the art is crude in most applications. With new interviewing techniques, psychological tests and instruments, De

Competence to Stand Trial
Competence to Stand Trial

Author: Diomaris E. Jurecska

Publisher:

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 118

ISBN-13:

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This study contributes to the psychometric validity of the psychological tests most frequently used to determine competency to stand trial for people with intellectual disabilities. First, the relationship between The MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool (MacCAT-CA) and the Competence Assessment to Stand Trial for Defendants with Intellectual Disabilities (CAST-MR) was analyzed, including their respective determination of competency for currently adjudicated adults with intellectual disabilities. Second, the relationship between performance on the Malingered Incompetence Legal Knowledge test (MILK), a new measure designed to evaluate malingering by people with intellectual disabilities in a legal context, and the Test of Memory Malingering (TOMM) was explored. Additionally, this study contributes to the development of norms for both the MacCAT-CA and the MILK in a population with intellectual disabilities. Results demonstrate that was not significant agreement between the MacCAT-CA and the CAST-MR in determining adjudicative competency in the study population. The lack of convergent validity between these two commonly used measures raises questions about test validity and whether individuals with intellectual disabilities are held to a lower standard for adjudicative competence. Further, a significant correlation between the TOMM and the MILK suggests that evidence of exaggerated cognitive impairments does suggest feigned ignorance of legal knowledge. The evidence from this study suggests that CST evaluations with an ID population results in different findings based on the measure that the examiner chooses. Consequently, adherence to appropriate and standardized measures is needed in forensic psychology to ensure the quality of the evaluation.

Clinical Assessment of Malingering and Deception, Fourth Edition
Clinical Assessment of Malingering and Deception, Fourth Edition

Author: Richard Rogers

Publisher: Guilford Publications

Published: 2018-03-28

Total Pages: 673

ISBN-13: 1462533493

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"Widely used by practitioners, researchers, and students--and now thoroughly revised with 70% new material--this is the most authoritative, comprehensive book on malingering and related response styles. Leading experts translate state-of-the-art research into clear, usable strategies for detecting deception in a wide range of psychological and psychiatric assessment contexts, including forensic settings. The book examines dissimulation across multiple domains: mental disorders, cognitive impairments, and medical complaints. It describes and critically evaluates evidence-based applications of multiscale inventories, other psychological measures, and specialized methods. Applications are discussed for specific populations, such as sex offenders, children and adolescents, and law enforcement personnel. Key Words/Subject Areas: malingering, deception, deceptive, feigning, dissimulation, feigned cognitive impairment, feigned conditions, defensiveness, response styles, response bias, impression management, false memories, forensic psychological assessments, forensic assessments, clinical assessments, forensic mental health, forensic psychological evaluations, forensic psychologists, forensic psychiatrists, psychological testing and assessment, detection strategies, expert testimony, expert witnesses, family law, child custody disputes, child protection, child welfare Audience: Forensic psychologists and psychiatrists; other mental health practitioners involved in interviewing and assessment, including clinical psychologists, social workers, psychiatrists, and counselors. Also of interest to legal professionals"--

DSM-5 and the Law
DSM-5 and the Law

Author: Charles L. Scott

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 0199368465

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