Competence to stand trial-related skills in a sample of urban youth

American Journal of Forensic Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 5-23

  Dreyer, Carla S ^a   Hart, Kathleen J ^a,b  

^a Court Clinic Forensic Services ^*

^b XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURT; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNOWLEDGE; LEGAL ASPECT; LEGAL COMPETENCE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 45149135286     PISSN: 07331290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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