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Peer reviewedBaroff, George S. – Mental Retardation, 1991
This paper discusses psychological test obstacles to gaining the acceptance of a diagnosis of mental retardation in criminal defendants, use of the Revised Beta intelligence test with defendants who may be retarded, possible modification of the adaptive behavior criterion for criminal defendants, and appropriateness of the death penalty for…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Capital Punishment, Clinical Diagnosis, Court Litigation
