Competence to stand trial (CST) evaluations are a critical part of certain criminal proceedings, and competence‐related evaluation and treatment are an increasing part of public mental health services. Whereas more research describes the defendants undergoing competence evaluations, less research has examined the actual reports detailing those competence evaluations. This study reviewed 3,644 court‐ordered CST evaluation reports submitted by 126 evaluators in Virginia since Virginia initiated an oversight system allowing for comprehensive review. The base rate of incompetence opinions was 38.8%, but these rates varied significantly across evaluation type (initial versus post‐restoration efforts) and evaluators (ranging from 9.1% to 76.8% incompetence rate). Results suggest generally strong compliance with state statutes guiding CST evaluations, but also highlight marked variability in forensic conclusions and reveal a few areas in which some reports fell short of statutory requirements and practice guidelines.

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进行审判评估的能力：对法院命令的报告进行全州审查。

审判能力（CST）评估是某些刑事诉讼程序的关键部分，而与能力相关的评估和治疗已成为公共精神卫生服务中越来越多的部分。尽管更多的研究描述了正在接受能力评估的被告，但很少有研究检查了详细报告这些能力评估的实际报告。自弗吉尼亚州启动监督系统以进行全面审查以来，这项研究审查了弗吉尼亚州126名评估者提交的3,644份法院下令的CST评估报告。基本无能力意见的比率为38.8％，但是这些比率在评估类型（初始与恢复后的努力）和评估者（无能力比率从9.1％到76.8％不等）之间有很大差异。结果表明，总体上严格遵守指导CST评估的州法规，