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ERIC Number: EJ305163
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1984
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Competency to Stand Trial among Adolescents.
Savitsky, Jeffrey C.; Karras, Deborah
Adolescence, v19 n74 p348-58 Sum 1984
Assessed developmental trends in competency to stand trial in a study of incarcerated and nonincarcerated adolescents (N=52) and adults (N=19). Results indicated that competency to stand trial does increase through the adolescent years, but even older adolescents received lower scores on a competency measure than did adults. (JAC)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Age Differences, Civil Rights, Cognitive Development, Competence, Delinquency, Juvenile Courts, Secondary Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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