Advocating a functional approach to determining adjudicative competency in juveniles

Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 89-97

  Goldstein, Naomi E ^a   Thomson, Marchelle R ^a   Osman, Douglas ^a   Oberlander, Lois ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjudicative competence; Competency; Delinquency; Immaturity; Juvenile justice

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; COURT; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; CRIMINAL LAW; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; STANDARD;

EID: 0141619333     PISSN: 15228932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J158v02n02_06     Document Type: Article

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