Fitness to stand trial: Court dispositions

Psychiatry, Psychology and Law

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 227-234

  Jager, Alan D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; CRIMINAL LAW; DECISION MAKING; EXPERT SYSTEM; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL DISEASE; OFFENDER; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0034536764     PISSN: 13218719     EISSN: 19341687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13218710009524989     Document Type: Article

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