Measuring knowledge of the insanity defense: Scale construction and validation

Behavioral Sciences and the Law

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 40-63

  Daftary Kapur, Tarika ^a   Groscup, Jennifer L ^b   O'Connor, Maureen ^c   Coffaro, Frank ^d   Galietta, Michele ^c  

^a Vera Institute of Justice   (United States)

^b SCRIPPS COLLEGE   (United States)

^c JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INSANITY DEFENSE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78851472461     PISSN: 07353936     EISSN: 10990798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bsl.938     Document Type: Article

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