المؤلفون: Keyes, Denis

المصدر: Mental Retardation. Feb 1997 35(1):59-63.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 5

Descriptors: Adults, Capital Punishment, Corporal Punishment, Court Litigation, Criminals, Due Process, Juries, Legal Problems, Mental Retardation, Sentencing

مستخلص: Criticizes the institution of the death penalty for convicted criminals with mental retardation. Examples are given of cases in which juries were not told of the defendant's mental retardation before sentencing, and a list of defendants with mental retardation that have been executed since 1976 is provided. (CR)

Journal Code: CIJAUG1997

المؤلفون: Baroff, George S.

المصدر: Mental Retardation. Dec 1991 29(6):343-349.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 7

Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Capital Punishment, Clinical Diagnosis, Court Litigation, Criminals, Diagnostic Tests, Intelligence Tests, Mental Retardation, Psychological Testing, Punishment, Testing Problems

مستخلص: 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 persons with mental retardation. (Author/JDD)

المؤلفون: Luckasson, Ruth

المصدر: Mental Retardation. Aug 1988 26(4):231-238.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 8

Descriptors: Capital Punishment, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Compensation (Remuneration), Developmental Disabilities, Disability Discrimination, Due Process, Finance Reform, Government Role, Mental Retardation, Normalization (Handicapped), Public Policy, Punishment

مستخلص: 1988-1989 legislative and social goals of the American Association on Mental Retardation (AAMR) are outlined. Priorities focus on Medicaid reform, constitutional and civil rights, capital punishment and the criminal justice system, and staff compensation rates. Twenty additional goals in such areas as family support and tax reform are also delineated. (JW)