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  • Title: Cognitive and learning profiles of delinquent and learning-disabled adolescents.
    Author: Meltzer LJ, Roditi BN, Fenton T.
    Journal: Adolescence; 1986; 21(83):581-91. PubMed ID: 3812065.
    Abstract:
    The association between juvenile delinquency and learning disabilities has been a focus of considerable discussion and controversy. Nevertheless, only a limited number of investigators have directly contrasted these two populations. In those studies which have examined the link between antisocial behavior and school problems, research methodology has varied, resulting in conflicting evidence and limited consensus. The present study was designed to address this issue by comparing the cognitive and learning profiles of delinquents and learning-disabled adolescents. Specifically, 53 delinquents, 26 learning-disabled adolescents, and 50 average achievers were evaluated with newly developed educational and cognitive inventories. These assessment techniques were used to analyze several functional areas including processing efficiency, problem solving, and response style. Application of discriminant analysis to the cognitive and educational profiles of these adolescents suggested the existence of various subtypes of delinquency. Learning disabilities characterized one of these subgroups. It was concluded that more specific descriptions of the learning profiles of adolescent delinquents holds promise for rehabilitation and, perhaps, prevention of juvenile delinquency.
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