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38 Nova L. Rev. 323 (2013-2014)
Moving the Focus Away from the IQ Score towards the Subjective Assessment of Adaptive Functioning: The Effect of the DSM-5 on the Post-Atkins Categorical Exemption of Offenders with Intellectual Disability from the Death Penalty

handle is hein.journals/novalr38 and id is 346 raw text is: MOVING THE Focus AWAY FROM THE IQ SCORE TOWARDS THE SUBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT OF ADAPTIVE FUNCTIONING: THE EFFECT OF THE DSM-5 ON THE POST- ATKINS CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION OF OFFENDERS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY FROM THE DEATH PENALTY JILL V. FELUREN* I. INTRODUCTION........................................... 324 II. MENTAL RETARDATION AND THE DEATH PENALTY ....... ..... 326 A. A BriefHistory of the Death Penalty ............... 327 B. The Atkins Case .................................... 329 C. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual ofMental Disorders . ................................. 330 1. Mental Retardation ................ ..... 332 2. Intelligence Quotient........... ............... 335 a. Potential Issues with IQ Scores.............. 336 3. Adaptive Functioning ............ ....... 338 D. The Atkins Decision. .......................... 339 1. Determinations Left to the States...... ..... 341 2. Other Issues in Applying the Decision ................ 343 3. Cases Since Atkins .............................. 344 III. THE DSM-5. .............................. ........ 346 A. Intellectual Disability (Intellectual Developmental Disorder)............................................ 347 1. Diagnostic Features .................... 348 B. Cautionary Statement for Forensic Use ....... ...... 350 IV. IMPLICATIONS OF THESE CHANGES............... ............ 351 A. Possible Solutions ....................... .... 356 V. CONCLUSION ............................................. 357 * Jill V. Feluren will receive her J.D. from Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center in May 2015. Jill received a Bachelor of Arts from The George Washington University in 2010, majoring in Psychology and minoring in English. Jill would like to thank the members of Nova Law Review-with a special thanks to the green team-for their hard work and dedication in editing this article. Most of all, she would like to thank her family and loved ones, especially Mark, Sue, Matt, Chloe, and Blake, for their love, support, and encouragement during the development of this article, and always.

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