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• CHC theory of intelligence and its impact on contemporary intelligence test batteries

  
  Intellectual Competence & the Death Penalty — Authority: 133
  I frequently reference the CHC (Cattell-Horn-Carroll) theory of intelligence and the impact it has had on contemporary intelligence test development.  I realize that not everyone has the time to rummage through all the blog posts Ive made regarding CHC theory.  Thus, today Im posting a brief summary of CHC theory ...
  6 days ago

• CHC theory of intelligence and its impact on contemporary intelligence test batteries

  
  Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) — Authority: 130
  I frequently reference the CHC (Cattell-Horn-Carroll) theory of intelligence and the impact it has had on contemporary intelligence test development.  I realize that not everyone has the time to rummage through all the blog posts Ive made regarding CHC theory.  Thus, today Im posting a brief summary of CHC theory ...
  6 days ago

• Most recent Atkins decision. Garcia v Thayer (Texas, 2009): Should more have been done to explore discrepant IQ scores?

  
  Intellectual Competence & the Death Penalty — Authority: 133
  Garcia v Thayer (Texas, 2009) has been added to the Atkins-related Court Decisions blog sidebar.   A copy of the decision can be found by clicking here .  In addition, a copy of an psychological report can be found by clicking here .  Thanks to Kevin Foley for the files. This case is interesting, if for no ...
  1 week ago

• State special education definitions of MR/ID

  
  Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) — Authority: 130
  Thanks to Randy Floyd for sending this article to me.  The article summarizes state eligibility guidelines for MR/ID as promulgated by state education agencies--thus covering the school-age population of students with potential MR/ID and special education services.  State law governing the definition and criteria ...
  1 week ago

• State special education definitions of MR/ID

  
  Intellectual Competence & the Death Penalty — Authority: 133
  Thanks to Randy Floyd for sending this article to me.  The article summarizes state eligibility guidelines for MR/ID as promulgated by state education agencies--thus covering the school-age population of students with potential MR/ID and special education services.  State law governing the definition and criteria ...
  1 week ago

• Cultural competencies and forensic evaluations: Perlin & McClain (2009)

  
  Intellectual Competence & the Death Penalty — Authority: 133
  Perlin, M. & McClain, V. (2009).  Where souls are forgotten:  Cultural competencies, forensic evaluations, and internal human rights.  Psychology Public Policy and Law, 15(4), 257-277. (click here to view ) Abstract Cultural competency is critical in criminal forensic evaluations. Cultural competency ...
  1 week ago

• More on neuroscience and criminal justice

  
  Intellectual Competence & the Death Penalty — Authority: 133
  More on the increasing interest (and use) of neuroscience-based brain scan techniques in criminal court proceedings.  Check it out at the Stanford Law School:  Center for Law and the Biosciences . Technorati Tags: psychology , school psychology , educational psychology , forensic psychology , neuropsychology ...
  1 week ago

• Atkins court decisions: Williams v LA (2009), Burke v Ohio (2005), Pierce v Thaler (2009)

  
  Intellectual Competence & the Death Penalty — Authority: 133
  Three more Atkins court decisions posted to the Atkins Court Decisions sidebar.  Thanks to Kevin Foley and Karen Salekin for the files.  Click on citation to view the file. Williams v LA (2009) Burke v Ohio (2005) Pierce v Thaler (2009) Technorati Tags: psychology , forensic psychology , criminal ...
  1 week ago

• Research Briefs 12-17-09: Asian-American sentencing; does death penalty deter crime?; public opinions re: crime/punishment

  
  Intellectual Competence & the Death Penalty — Authority: 133
  Johnson, B. D., & Betsinger, S. (2009). PUNISHING THE MODEL MINORITY: ASIAN-AMERICAN CRIMINAL SENTENCING OUTCOMES IN FEDERAL DISTRICT COURTS. Criminology, 47(4) , 1045-1090. Research on racial and ethnic disparities in criminal punishment is expansive but remains focused almost exclusively on the treatment of ...
  1 week ago

• AAIDD intellectual disability manual (11th edition): Intelligence component -1 SD below average? Part 2 in series

  
  Intellectual Competence & the Death Penalty — Authority: 133
  As promised, this is the second in my series of comments re: the intellectual component of the new AAIDD manual.  I urge readers, if they have not done so, to read my original post .  In the first post I outlined the reason for the series.  I also highlighted positive features of the AAIDD component (chapter 4) of ...
  1 week ago

• How likely is each score in an IQ SEM confidence band likely to represent the persons true IQ? AP101 Brief # 3 (supplement to IAP AP101 Report #5)

  
  Intellectual Competence & the Death Penalty — Authority: 133
  Ive been pleased with the response to IAP AP101 Report #5:  Standard error of measurement (SEM):  An explanation and facts for "fact finders" in MR/ID death penalty proceedings .  As a number of astute readers have noted, I stayed away from the various statistical and psychometric nuances of the SEM.  This was ...
  1 week ago

• The military and the death penalty for individuals with disabilities

  
  Intellectual Competence & the Death Penalty — Authority: 133
  What are the military courts doing regarding the death penalty for serviceman (or former serviceman) who may be MR/ID or have other psychiatric disorders? A new DPIC post raised this issue with regard to two war veterans who were suffering from PTSD. But what about the military and MR/ID? Below are excerpts ...
  2 weeks ago

• To Test or Not to Test--That is the Question: Atkins MR/ID death penalty guest post by Kevin Foley

  
  Intellectual Competence & the Death Penalty — Authority: 133
  Another guest post from Kevin Foley , a regular contributor and valuable source of information for the ICDP blog.  Any URL links embedded in the guest post have been added by the ICDP blogmaster. To Test or Not to Test – That is the Question. A psychologist is asked to render an opinion on whether a death row ...
  2 weeks ago

• Research briefs 12-14-09: Effect of race on capital jury deliberation

  
  Intellectual Competence & the Death Penalty — Authority: 133
  Lynch, M., & Haney, C. (2009). Capital Jury Deliberation: Effects on Death Sentencing, Comprehension, and Discrimination. Law and Human Behavior, 33(6) , 481-496. Abstract This study focused on whether and how deliberations affected the comprehension of capital penalty phase jury instructions and patterns ...
  2 weeks ago

• AAIDD intellectual disability manual (11th edition): Intelligence component -1 standard deviation below average? Part 1 of series of posts.

  
  Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) — Authority: 130
  “For purposes of diagnosis, intellectual functioning is currently best conceptualized and captured by a general factor of intelligence.  Intelligence is a general mental ability.  It includes reasoning, planning, solving problems, thinking abstractly, comprehending simple ideas, learning quickly, and learning from ...
  2 weeks ago

• AAIDD intellectual disability manual (11th edition): Intelligence component -1 standard deviation below average? Part 1 of series of posts.

  
  Intellectual Competence & the Death Penalty — Authority: 133
  “For purposes of diagnosis, intellectual functioning is currently best conceptualized and captured by a general factor of intelligence.  Intelligence is a general mental ability.  It includes reasoning, planning, solving problems, thinking abstractly, comprehending simple ideas, learning quickly, and learning from ...
  2 weeks ago

• Habeas Corpus for the Twenty-First Century, Chapter One

  
  Intellectual Competence & the Death Penalty — Authority: 133
  Habeas Corpus for the Twenty-First Century, Chapter One by Nancy J. King and Joseph Hoffmann is now available for download via SSRN ( click here ) Vanderbilt Public Law Research Paper No. 09-27 Abstract This is the introductory chapter of a forthcoming book, presently under contract with the University of ...
  2 weeks ago

• Indian-origin sisters lose stomachs to cut cancer risk

  
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  London, Dec 10 (ANI): Two sisters of Indian origin in the UK with a rare hereditary condition have had their stomachs removed to cut the risk of cancer. Meeta and Ravindra Singh were born with a mutant E-cadherin gene, giving them an 80 per cent chance of developing cancer. The gene has claimed the lives [...]
  2 weeks ago

• Atkins MR death penalty Law Review Article section improved

  
  Intellectual Competence & the Death Penalty — Authority: 133
  Ive learned that in my attempt to save space Ive made it more difficult for people to locate specific Law Review Articles in the LRA blog sidebar.  As a result Ive renamed the titles of many of the articles to be more close to the original titles (although some abbreviations are still used).  More importantly, Ive ...
  3 weeks ago

• ACPN conference Feb 26-28: Forensic neuropsychologist workshop on death penalty litigation cases

  
  Intellectual Competence & the Death Penalty — Authority: 133
  The American College of Professional Neuropsychology annual conference is this Feb 26-28 in Las Vegas.  One of the half-day workshops is focused on forensic neuropsychology in death penalty litigation cases.  Below is a description of the workshop. Friday February 26, 2010   8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.   Course ...
  3 weeks ago

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