Competence to stand trial and young children: Is the presumption of competence valid?

Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 89-102

  Ryan, Eileen P ^a,c   Murrie, Daniel C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjudicative competence; Assessment; Children; Competence to stand trial

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPETENCE; COURT; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 17344366774     PISSN: 15228932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J158v05n01_06     Document Type: Article

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