LINK BETWEEN LEARNING DISABILITIES AND JUVENILE DELINQUENCY - CURRENT THEORY AND KNOWLEDGE - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• NCJ Number: 36636
• Author(s): C A MURRAY
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 27 pages
• Grant Number(s): 76-JN-99-0009
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: American Institutes for Research
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Best Practice/State-of-the-Art Review
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

SYNOPSIS OF A REPORT DESIGNED TO ASSIST THE JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION IN DECIDING WHAT, IF ANYTHING, SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT LEARNING DISABILITIES AS A MEANS OF REDUCING OR PREVENTING JUVENILE DELINQUENCY.

Abstract

A 'LEARNING DISABILITY' IS DEFINED AS 'A SUBSTANTIAL DEFICIENCY IN A PARTICULAR ASPECT OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT BECAUSE OF PERCEPTUAL OR PERCEPTUAL-MOTOR HANDICAPS, REGARDLESS OF ETIOLOGY OR OTHER CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.' THIS STATE-OF-THE-KNOWLEDGE REVIEW ENTAILED A THREE-TIERED APPROACH; A SURVEY OF THE EXISTING LITERATURE, RESEARCH ON CURRENT THEORETICAL DEVELOPMENTS, AND AN INVENTORY OF THE EXISTING PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS (DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS). THIS SUMMARY TURNS FIRST TO A DEFINITION OF LEARNING DISABILITIES, THEN TO THE EVIDENCE LINKING LEARNING DISABILITIES WITH DELINQUENCY, AND CONCLUDES WITH A REVIEW OF THE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE FULL REPORT, NCJ-36635. A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE TERMINOLOGY AND ISSUES SURROUNDING LEARNING DISABILITIES IS APPENDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)