Concept information
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American politics and society
United States Supreme Court
civil rights and civil liberties
capital punishment
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courts, corrections, punishments
United States Supreme Court
civil rights and civil liberties
capital punishment
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key organizations (criminology)
United States Supreme Court
civil rights and civil liberties
capital punishment
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key organizations (criminology)
United States Supreme Court
civil rights and civil liberties
capital punishment
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American politics and society
United States Supreme Court
constitutional issues
capital punishment
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courts, corrections, punishments
United States Supreme Court
constitutional issues
capital punishment
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key organizations (criminology)
United States Supreme Court
constitutional issues
capital punishment
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key organizations (criminology)
United States Supreme Court
constitutional issues
capital punishment
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culture, society, and popular media
juvenile delinquency
juvenile capital punishment
capital punishment
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culture, society, and popular media
juvenile delinquency
juvenile capital punishment
capital punishment
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culture, society, and popular media
juvenile delinquency
juvenile capital punishment
capital punishment
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culture, society, and popular media
juvenile delinquency
juvenile capital punishment
capital punishment
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prisons and correctional facilities
juvenile justice
juvenile capital punishment
capital punishment
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contemporary issues in political thought
punishment
juvenile capital punishment
capital punishment
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prisons and correctional facilities
juvenile justice
juvenile law and legislative initiatives
capital punishment
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special populations
juvenile justice
juvenile law and legislative initiatives
capital punishment
Preferred term
competency for execution
Definition
- The Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits cruel and unusual punishment, which, according to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Ford v. Wainwright (1986), includes the execution of the insane. Thus, it is unconstitutional to execute condemned inmates who become incompetent while on death row while they remain in an incompetent state. [Source: Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law; Competency for Execution]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/competency_for_execution
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