The incidence of learning disabilities and mental retardation in youth under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court |
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| Authors: | John Ortiz Smykla Thomas W. Willis |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Criminal Justice The University of Alabama University, Alabama 35486, USA;Department of Educational Psychology and Counselor Education Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, Tennessee 38501, USA |
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| Abstract: | The incidence rate of learning disabled and mentally retarded youth among three groups of youth under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court is examined. These three groups are institutionalized delinquents, nonconfined delinquents, and status offenders. The chi-square statistic indicated no significant differences (p > .05) with respect to the presence of either learning disabilities or mental retardation among the three groups. |
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