Identification and Case Management of Learning Disabled Offenders by Youth Personnel (From Learning Disabled Delinquent - Issues and Programming, P 32-45, 1981, Joseph A Cox, ed. - See NCJ-88371)

• NCJ Number: 88373
• Author(s): A Katzman
• Date Published: 1981
• Length: 14 pages
• Sale Source: Lakeview Ctr, Inc
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS.

Annotation

A child psychologist asserts the importance of identifying and providing 'appropriate' services for learning disabled (LD) youngsters.

Abstract

The educational field as well as professionals in mental health, corrections, and juvenile justice have an obligation to identify LD youth and to provide appropriate education and services for LD youths' well-being. A clear pattern is emerging in which the courts insist that service providers must be accountable to Federal standards where State standards do not exist. Recent Federal law has required instruction for LD youth that is specially designed to meet the child's unique needs. Litigation has arisen from a school district's failure to provide appropriate education. Studies indicate that when appropriate services are provided, juvenile delinquency and recidivism can be deterred. Professionals need to be confident in their own ability, to strive for continuity in the system, to emphasize movement of the juvenile into the marketplace, to be honest about the handicapping condition, and to preserve the individual's integrity. No references are cited.