Standard of practice and flynn effect testimony in death penalty cases

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 131-140

  Gresham, Frank M ^a   Reschly, Daniel J ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TEST; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PSYCHOMETRY; PUNISHMENT;

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MENTAL RETARDATION; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 79960464845     PISSN: 19349556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/1934-9556-49.3.131     Document Type: Article

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