title: Recognizing and handling problems of incompetent deaf defendants charged with serious offenses.
authors.affiliation: Western Maryland College, Westminster 21157, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vernon
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Raifman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017668:Age of Onset; D002961:Civil Rights; D003144:Communication Barriers; D003638:Deafness / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry / Q000379:methods*; D006708:Homicide / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D007806:Language Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000523:psychology; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D019986:Persons with Hearing Disabilities / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D012951:Socialization; D014481:United States