Intellectual disability and the death penalty: current issues and controversies
Intellectual disability and how it is diagnosed -- A brief history of and introduction to the modern American death penalty -- The Supreme Court and the categorical exemption from capital punishment for persons with intellectual disability : Atkins v. Virginia -- Atkins on the ground : post-Atkins l...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Santa Barbara, California Denver, Colorado
Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC
[2018]
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
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| Summary: | Intellectual disability and how it is diagnosed -- A brief history of and introduction to the modern American death penalty -- The Supreme Court and the categorical exemption from capital punishment for persons with intellectual disability : Atkins v. Virginia -- Atkins on the ground : post-Atkins lower court decisions -- Assessing intellectual functioning -- Assessing adaptive behavior -- Assessing the age of onset -- Expert witnesses -- The future of Atkins |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | viii, 176 Seiten Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 9781440840142 1440840148 |