This article highlights 25 years of legal, technological, professional, and systemic influences on the delivery of clinical evaluations for competence to stand trial and for criminal responsibility. Projections are made for potential changes in this area of assessment in the near future, as well as suggestions for preserving past advances in the field and promoting its further development.
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