Fitness in paradise: Quality of forensic reports submitted to the Hawaii judiciary

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 131-137

  Robinson, Richard ^a   Acklin, Marvin W ^b  

^a ARGOSY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Pacific Forensic Associates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Forensic psychology; Forensic reports; Trial competency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FITNESS; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HYPOTHESIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MENTAL HEALTH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; UNITED STATES; EDUCATION; EVALUATION STUDY; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MENTAL CAPACITY; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HAWAII; HUMANS; MENTAL COMPETENCY;

EID: 77953537630     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2010.03.001     Document Type: Article

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