Tethering the elephant: Capital cases, IQ, and the flynn effect

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 170-189

  Flynn, James R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Death penalty; IQ gains; Mental retardation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747084013     PISSN: 10768971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1076-8971.12.2.170     Document Type: Review

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