Juveniles' competence to stand trial: A comparison of adolescents' and adults' capacities as trial defendants

Law and Human Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 333-363

  Grisso, Thomas ^a   Steinberg, Laurence ^b   Woolard, Jennifer ^c   Cauffman, Elizabeth ^d   Scott, Elizabeth ^e   Graham, Sandra ^f   Lexcen, Fran ^a   Reppucci, N Dickon ^g   Schwartz, Robert ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^h Juvenile Law Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Delinquency; Juvenile justice; Legal competence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; DETENTION; HUMAN; IMMATURITY; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LAW; LAW SUIT; LEGAL ASPECT; POLICY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARD; STANDARDIZATION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTAL DISORDERS; PRISONERS; PSYCHOMETRICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0042709559     PISSN: 01477307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024065015717     Document Type: Article

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