Psychological assessments of confessions and suggestibility in mentally retarted suspects

Journal of Psychiatry and Law

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 359-366

  Brodsky, Stanley L ^a   Bennett, Allyson D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b Hammond Developmental Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPETENCE; CONFESSION; COURT; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DECISION MAKING; GUDJONSSON SUGGESTIBILITY SCALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 29044450248     PISSN: 00931853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009318530503300303     Document Type: Review

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