Language skills of delinquent and nondelinquent adolescent males

A comparison of language skills between adolescent juvenile delinquent males and matched nondelinquent peers was made using an informal language sample analysis (a modified Clinical Discourse Analysis) and the TOAL-2 measure. Twenty-four institutionalized delinquents and 24 nondelinquents ranging in...

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Published in:Journal of communication disorders 1991-08, Vol.24 (4), p.251-266
Main Authors: Davis, Abbe D., Sanger, Dixie D., Morris-Friehe, Mary
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Achievement
Achievement
Adolescent
Adolescents
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Analysis of Variance
Biological and medical sciences
Communication
Delinquency
Early Identification
Handicap Identification
High Risk Students
Humans
Incidence
Juvenile Delinquency - psychology
Juvenile Delinquency - statistics & numerical data
Language
Language Handicaps
Language Skills
Language Tests - statistics & numerical data
Male
Males
Medical sciences
Psychology, Adolescent
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Social behavior disorders. Criminal behavior. Delinquency
Speech
Student Characteristics
Verbal Behavior
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Summary:A comparison of language skills between adolescent juvenile delinquent males and matched nondelinquent peers was made using an informal language sample analysis (a modified Clinical Discourse Analysis) and the TOAL-2 measure. Twenty-four institutionalized delinquents and 24 nondelinquents ranging in age from 14.4 to 17.9 years were subjects. Their respective mean full scale intelligence quotients were 99.75 and 101.25 and they had no known verified handicapping conditions. Two one-way ANOVAs showed that there were significant differences for language skills on the dependent measures between the two groups. Differences between the groups also were observed from descriptive statistics for academic performance. Implications for assessment and treatment of “at-risk” populations are addressed.
ISSN:0021-9924
1873-7994
DOI:10.1016/0021-9924(91)90001-Y