Legal Competencies in Relation to Confession Evidence

The International Handbook of Psychopathic Disorders and the Law

Volumn 2-2, Issue , 2008, Pages 177-187

  Gudjonsson, Gisli H ^a   Grisso, Thomas ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Custodial interrogation and criminal responsibility; Investigative and judicial process; Orange socks murder; Pleading and standing trial; Psychological vulnerabilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949275705     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470772973.ch12     Document Type: Chapter

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