Assessing mental retardation in death penalty cases: Critical issues for psychology and psychological practice

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 658-665

  Duvall, Julie C ^a   Morris, Richard J ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine   (United States)

^c AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Mental retardation death penalty

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845602196     PISSN: 07357028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7028.37.6.658     Document Type: Review

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