Implications of Atkins v. Virginia: Issues in defining and diagnosing mental retardation

Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-23

  Everington, Caroline ^a,b   Olley, Gregory J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b WINTHROP UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive behavior; Assessment; Death penalty; Intelligence testing; Mental retardation

Indexed keywords

COURT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; JURISPRUDENCE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PRISON; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PUNISHMENT; REVIEW;

EID: 65649131866     PISSN: 15228932     EISSN: 15229092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15228930801947278     Document Type: Review

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