Adaptive behavior, mental retardation, and the death penalty

Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1-29

  Stevens, Kay B ^a   Price, J Randall ^b  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Forensics Psychology Associates of Texas   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive behavior; Assessment; Death penalty; Mental retardation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OFFENDER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; PUNISHMENT; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 33750499104     PISSN: 15228932     EISSN: 15229092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J158v06n03_01     Document Type: Review

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