Preadolescent adjudicative competence: Methodological considerations and recommendations for practice standards

Behavioral Sciences and the Law

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 545-563

  Oberlander, Lois B ^a,d   Goldstein, Naomi E ^b   Ho, Caleb N ^c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Forensic Health Services Inc   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; COMPETENCE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; REVIEW; STANDARD;

CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MENTAL COMPETENCY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034801202     PISSN: 07353936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bsl.459     Document Type: Review

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