Assessing the capacity of people with intellectual disabilities to be witnesses in court

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 307-314

  Gudjonsson, Gisli H ^a   Murphy, G H ^b   Clare, I C H ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRIME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; LAW; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; POLICE; WITNESS;

ADULT; AGED; CRIMINAL LAW; DECEPTION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTAL RECALL; MENTAL RETARDATION; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADVOCACY; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 0034016208     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S003329179900149X     Document Type: Article

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