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Assessing Childhood Trauma and Developmental Factors as Mitigation in Capital Cases
Forensic Mental Health Assessment of Children and Adolescents
01 Mar 2006
Abstract
Chapter 22 focuses on assessing childhoodtrauma and developmental factors as mitigatingvariables in capital cases involving adults. This chapter addresses the role of physical and sexual abuse, parental neglect, domestic violence, divorce, special educational problems and other forms of childhood trauma and developmental difficulties as mitigating factors that a jury may be asked to consider when rendering a verdict in a capital case.
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- Title
- Assessing Childhood Trauma and Developmental Factors as Mitigation in Capital Cases
- Creators
- Alan M GoldsteinNaomi E GoldsteinRachel Kalbeitzer
- Publication Details
- Forensic Mental Health Assessment of Children and Adolescents
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology)
- Other Identifier
- 991020531969204721