Five year research update (1991-1995): Evaluations for competence to stand trial

Behavioral Sciences and the Law

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 347-364

  Cooper, Deborah K ^a   Grisso, Thomas ^b  

^a Bridgewater State Hospital   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETENCE; COURT; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; JUVENILE; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; REVIEW;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH;

EID: 0030829829     PISSN: 07353936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0798(199722/06)15:3<347::AID-BSL270>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Review

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