Competency to stand trial: Rationalism, "contextualism" and other modest theories

Behavioral Sciences and the Law

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 285-295

  Brakel, S Jan ^a  

^a Isaac Ray Forensic Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COURT; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; CRIMINAL LAW; HUMAN; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL HEALTH; REVIEW; STANDARD;

CRIME; CRIMINAL LAW; EXPERT TESTIMONY; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; JUDICIAL ROLE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038603156     PISSN: 07353936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bsl.536     Document Type: Review

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