Defense attorneys' concerns about the competence of adolescent defendants

Behavioral Sciences and the Law

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 630-646

  Viljoen, Jodi L ^a   McLachlan, Kaitlyn ^a   Wingrove, Twila ^b   Penner, Erika ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAWYER; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; MIDDLE AGED; OFFENDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CRIMINALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAWYERS; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 77958569852     PISSN: 07353936     EISSN: 10990798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bsl.954     Document Type: Article

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