Article identifies and highlights key factors related to the definition of mental retardation that help enable courts, juries, attorneys, and the public at large to fully comprehend the significance of mental retardation in relation to issues which surround the death penalty.
Patton, J. R., & Keyes, D.K. (2006). Death penalty issues following Atkins. Exceptionality, 14, 237-255.
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