An attempt to provide understandable and up-to-date information regarding intelligence testing, intelligence theories, personal competence, adaptive behavior and intellectual disability (mental retardation) as they relate to death penalty (capital punishment) issues. A particular focus will be on psychological measurement, statistical and psychometric issues.
Monday, January 2, 2012
Atkins MR/ID death penalty court decision: Black v Bell (US; TN, 2011)
Thanks again to Kevin Foley for forwarding me a copy of Black v. Bell (2011).
Briefly, this case was remanded for further proceedings. The case includes a variety of criticall Atkins issues such as the application of the SEM and the Flynn Effect, adaptive deficits vs. strengths and etiology of the condition.
Prior 2005 decision can be found here.
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