Understanding persons with intellectual disabilities in the criminal justice system: Indicators of progress?

Mental Retardation

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 484-487

  Perske, Robert ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; RECORDING; REVIEW; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAPITAL PUNISHMENT; CRIMINAL LAW; HUMANS; MENTAL RETARDATION; POLICE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 9444255107     PISSN: 00476765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/0047-6765(2004)42<484:UPWIDI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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