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The Presence of Learning Disabled Youth in Our Juvenile Institutions: Excusable or Gross Negligence?
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The Presence of Learning Disabled Youth in Our Juvenile Institutions: Excusable or Gross Negligence?
Publication year:
2005
| Cataloged on:
Oct. 31, 2006
ANNOTATION: The failure of the juvenile justice system to effectively recognize and treat youth with learning disabilities is examined. This thesis included the following sections: introduction; review of literature; methods and procedures; results according to demographics, learning disabilities represented in the sample, co-morbidity among juvenile delinquents, and prevalent school-related characteristics; discussion; and conclusion. A positive relationship was found between LD (learning disability) and going to jail following arrest. Unfortunately more needs to be done to address the issue of LD youth in juvenile facilities.