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19430990

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-5-11
pubmed:abstractText
So-called Atkins cases refer to individuals who have been sentenced to death for capital crimes who claim that the death penalty constitutes "cruel and unusual punishment" under the Eighth Amendment. Psychological testimony is influential because this testimony strikes at the very core issue in these cases; namely, whether or not the individual is mentally retarded. Despite the importance of psychological testimony, courts have not been made to understand the subtleties and complexities of the issues in diagnosing mental retardation. Five such issues are discussed in this article: (a) the nature of intellectual functioning, (b) the Flynn Effect, (c) measurement error, (d) practice effects, and (e) the nature of school "diagnoses." Examples of each of these issues are illustrated with an actual Atkins case (Walker v. True, 2006).
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1532-4826
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
91-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Interpretation of intelligence test scores in Atkins cases: conceptual and psychometric issues.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA. gresham@lsu.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Legal Cases