Toward a Two-Stage Model for Assessing Adjudicative Competence

Abstract

Important points emerge from a review of two new books on assessment of competency, Evaluating Competencies and Adjudicative Competence, leading toward a two-stage model for assessment. In stage one, evaluators should conduct a screening assessment and should routinely use a structured forensic assessment instrument. The second stage is a more comprehensive assessment of those subjects who may have competency deficits.