A TOTAL OF 1,643 12- TO 16-YEAR-OLD BOYS AND GIRLS, INCLUDING 645 ADJUDICATED DELINQUENTS AND 998 PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH NO OFFICIAL RECORDS OF DELINQUENCY, WERE EVALUATED TO DETERMINE WHETHER THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF LD. THESE STUDENTS WERE GIVEN AN INTENSIVE BATTERY OF STANDARDIZED TESTS ALONG WITH AN INDIVIDUAL INTERVIEW, WITH QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR FAMILY BACKGROUND, ATTITUDES TOWARD SCHOOL, AND SELF-REPORTED DELINQUENT BEHAVIOR. THE RESULTS INDICATE THAT LEARNING-DISABLED YOUNGSTERS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NONLEARNING-DISABLED YOUNGSTERS TO BE ADJUDICATED DELINQUENT; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO CLEAR EVIDENCE THAT LEARNING-DISABLED CHILDREN ENGAGE IN MORE DELINQUENT BEHAVIOR THAN THOSE WHO ARE NOT LEARNING-DISABLED. THERE IS SOME SUGGESTION THAT LEARNING-DISABLED CHILDREN ENGAGE MORE FREQUENTLY IN DELINQUENT BEHAVIORS, BUT THE EVIDENCE IS NOT CONSISTENT AND NOT STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT. THE AUTHOR SUGGESTS THAT THE LD CHILDREN ARE MORE FREQUENTLY ADJUDICATED DELINQUENT BECAUSE THEY MAY BE CAUGHT MORE FREQUENTLY OR BECAUSE THEY MAY BE ADJUDICATED IN A DIFFERENT MANNER. FURTHER RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS ARE NECESSARY TO EVALUATE THIS PROBLEM. FOOTNOTES, REFERENCES, THE SELF-REPORTED DELINQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE, AND TABULAR DATA ARE INCLUDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED--BAC)