Bonnie Richard J
Psychiatry and Public Policy, University of Virginia Schools of Law and Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 2004;32(3):304-8.
State legislatures need guidance in implementing the United States Supreme Court's decision in Atkins v. Virginia barring execution of mentally retarded offenders. In this Resource Document, the American Psychiatric Association's Council on Psychiatry and Law, the component charged with developing policies and positions relating to forensic psychiatry, recommends statutory language addressing the definition of mental retardation, procedures relating to its assessment, and qualifications of testifying experts.
州立法机构在执行美国最高法院关于“阿特金斯诉弗吉尼亚州案”的裁决（禁止处决智障罪犯）时需要指导。在本参考文件中，美国精神病学协会的精神病学与法律委员会（负责制定与法医精神病学相关的政策和立场）推荐了关于智障定义、评估程序以及专家证人资格的法定用语。
