A matter of life or death: Special considerations and heightened practice standards in capital sentencing evaluations

Behavioral Sciences and the Law

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 473-490

  Cunningham, Mark D ^a   Reidy, Thomas J ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; EVALUATION; EXPERT SYSTEM; INFORMED CONSENT; LAW; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MENTAL HEALTH; MORALITY; OFFENDER; PERSONALITY TEST; PRISON; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PUNISHMENT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIOLENCE;

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT; CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY; EXPERT TESTIMONY; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL COMPETENCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0034806486     PISSN: 07353936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bsl.460     Document Type: Review

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