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title: Conducting competent research on competency and sanity - CONCEPT Professional Training
description: Incorporating combined competency to stand trial (CST) and mental state at the time of the offense (MSTO) evaluations into CST and MSTO research is an important methodological consideration not to be overlooked. This is the bottom line of a recently published article in Law and Human Behavior.
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# [Conducting competent research on competency and sanity - CONCEPT Professional Training](https://paloaltou.edu/resources/translating-research-into-practice-blog/conducting-competent-research-competency-sanity/)

 Written by [Amanda Beltrani](https://paloaltou.edu/resources/translating-research-into-practice-blog/author/amanda-beltrani) | Jun 10, 2017 6:12:00 AM

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