A national survey of state legislation defining mental retardation: Implications for policy and practice after Atkins

Behavioral Sciences and the Law

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 781-802

  DeMatteo, David ^a   Marczyk, Geoffrey ^b   Pich, Michele ^c  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WIDENER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH SURVEY; LAW; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PUNISHMENT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT; CRIMINAL LAW; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMANS; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTAL RETARDATION; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; STATE GOVERNMENT; SUPREME COURT DECISIONS; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38348998669     PISSN: 07353936     EISSN: 10990798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bsl.777     Document Type: Article

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