Assessing adaptive behavior of criminal defendants in capital cases: A reconsideration

American Journal of Forensic Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 5-32

  Widaman, Keith F ^a   Siperstein, Gary N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CAPITAL; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COGNITION; CRIME; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; OFFENDER; PUNISHMENT; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 65649106575     PISSN: 07331290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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