Pre-adjudicative and adjudicative competence in juveniles and young adults

Behavioral Sciences and the Law

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 393-410

  Redlich, Allison D ^a   Silverman, Melissa ^b   Steiner, Hans ^b  

^a Policy Research Associates Inc   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; CRIMINAL LAW; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; HYPOTHESIS; JUVENILE; MENTAL CAPACITY; POLICE; POLICY; PREDICTION; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CRIME; CRIMINAL LAW; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038264321     PISSN: 07353936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bsl.543     Document Type: Review

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