Assessment of maturity in juvenile competency to stand trial evaluations: A survey of practitioners

Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 23-45

  Ryba, Nancy L ^a   Cooper, Virginia G ^a   Zapf, Patricia A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment of maturity; Juvenile competency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COURT; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MATURITY; MENTAL CAPACITY; METHODOLOGY; OFFENDER; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIST; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0141731273     PISSN: 15228932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J158v03n03_02     Document Type: Article

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