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.
Saturday, September 10, 2011
FYiPOST: Morse on Genetics and Criminal Responsibility
Stephen Morse (University of Pennsylvania Law School) has posted Genetics and Criminal Responsibility (Trends in Cognitive Sciences, Forthcoming) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Some believe that genetics threatens privacy and autonomy and will eviscerate the concept of human nature....
