Mental health professionals perform
A) Many more evaluations of competence to stand trial than they do evaluations for an insanity defense
B) Many more evaluations for an insanity defense than for competence to stand trial
C) An approximately equal number of evaluations for an insanity defense and for competence to stand trial
D) Evaluations to determine the same factors in an insanity defense as they do in a competency to stand trial evaluation
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