Impact of behavioral genetic evidence on the adjudication of criminal behavior

Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 91-100

  Appelbaum, Paul S ^a   Scurich, Nicholas ^b  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFENDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUNISHMENT; UNITED STATES;

CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRIMINALS; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; JUDGMENT; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PUNISHMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84896839123     PISSN: 10936793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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