Adaptive behavior misconceptions about criminal defendants with a mental retardation claim: A response to Widaman and Siperstein

American Journal of Forensic Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 33-61

  Denkowski, George C ^a   Denkowski, Kathryn M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CRIME; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; OFFENDER; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 65649096217     PISSN: 07331290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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