Abstract
Behavioral science data included in an amicus brief has been introduced into a recent Supreme Court decision (Thompson v. Oklahoma) involving the juvenile death penalty. However, a close examination of the data fails to provide support for either the pro- or antijuvenile death penalty position.
Footnotes
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Dr. Leong is assistant professor of psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles; Staff Psychiatrist, West Los Angeles Veterans Administration Medical Center. Dr. Eth is assistant professor of psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles; clinical associate professor of psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Southern California; acting chief of psychiatry, West Los Angeles Veterans Administration Medical Center. Address reprint requests to: Gregory B. Leong, MD, Mental Health Clinic (B116A12) West Los Angeles VAMC 11301 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90073.
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Presented in part at the 19th Annual Meeting, American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, San Francisco, CA, October 21, 1988.
- Copyright © 1989, The American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
