PROSPECTS FOR REMEDIATING JUVENILES' ADJUDICATIVE INCOMPETENCE

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 87-114

  Viljoen, Jodi L ^a   Grisso, Thomas ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

adjudicative competence; adolescents; competency to stand trial; juvenile offenders

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548836615     PISSN: 10768971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1076-8971.13.2.87     Document Type: Article

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