Evaluation for Capital Sentencing

ISBN: 9780195341553 出版年：2010 页码：238 Cunningham, Mark Oxford University Press

This book addresses the evaluation of criminals for capital sentencing, and looks at the history and importance of this process, the legal standards and the procedure for applying this evaluation in court. Established empirical foundations from the behavioral, social, and medical sciences are then presented. Finally, the book provides a detailed "how-to" for practitioners, including information on data collection, interpretation, report writing and expert testimony.