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JUVENILE COURT JUDGE AND LEARNING DISABILITIES

NCJ Number
39239
Author(s)
F N JACOBSON
Date Published
1976
Length
23 pages
Annotation
THIS MONOGRAPH, WHICH DISCUSSES THE PROBLEM OF THE LEARNING DISABLED YOUNGSTER AND HIS FUNCTIONING IN THE HOME-SCHOOL-SOCIETY MILIEU.
Abstract
INTENDED AS AN AID TO JUVENILE COURT JUDGES IN RECOGNIZING AND PROVIDING FOR THE TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION OF DELINQUENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES, IT EXAMINES THE NATURE OF LEARNING DISABILITIES, HOW TO ASSESS WHETHER A JUVENILE HAS A LEARNING DISABILITY, AND LEARNING DISABILITIES AS A FACTOR IN JUVENILE DELINQUENCY. APPENDED MATERIALS INCLUDE A CHECKLIST OF OBSERVABLE SIGNS WHICH WARRANT FURTHER INQUIRY INTO LEARNING DISABILITIES AND EXAMPLES OF GEOMETRIC DRAWINGS MADE BY LEARNING DISABLED CHILDREN....ELW