competency to be sentenced
definition: The question of whether an individual is competent to be sentenced hinges on the broader question “What is competence?” In general, competence is defined within the legal arena as the mental ability to play an active role in legal proceedings. Competence to be sentenced is a specific form of legal competence that addresses an individual's ability to participate in the sentencing stage of trial and to both understand and appreciate the ramifications of the sentence that is imposed. [Source: Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law; Competency to be Sentenced]
broader: sentencing and incarceration
broader: forensic assessment in civil and criminal cases
broader: criminal competencies
type: Concept

criminal competencies
type: Concept
narrower: competency to be sentenced

forensic assessment in civil and criminal cases
type: Concept
narrower: competency to be sentenced

sentencing and incarceration
type: Concept
narrower: competency to be sentenced

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: competency to be sentenced