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Learning Disabilities
Compared with other explanations for delinquency, learning disabilities form a more recent area of exploration. Although the literature suggests that learning disabilities and juvenile delinquency are related, the nature of this relationship is neither strongly confirmed nor clearly described.
Since its development in 1963, the concept of learning disabilities has been defined differently by schools (varying by state), lawmakers, and mental health practitioners—so much so that a child may be “cured” by simply going from one state to another. This ambiguity is the major obstacle for researchers interested in examining the alleged connection between learning disabilities (LD) and juvenile delinquency (JD).
Extent of Learning Disabilities
Among students at public schools (from which many delinquents come), it is estimated that 5 percent have learning disabilities. While it has long ...
- Delinquency Theories and Theorists
- Albert Cohen
- Biological Theories
- Clifford Shaw
- Cycle of Violence
- Edwin Sutherland
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