Developmental language disorders and risk of recidivism among young offenders

Duration: 6 mins Publication Date: 15 Oct 2020 Next Review Date: 15 Oct 2023 DOI: 10.13056/acamh.13574

Description

Dr. Maxine Winstanley discusses her JCPP paper on ‘Developmental language disorders and risk of recidivism among young offenders’. Although factors such as adverse family background have been widely examined, little is known about the prevalence or potential impact of developmental language disorder (DLD) on risk of recidivism in young people with history of criminal justice system contact.

Learning Objectives

1. Explore the point prevalence of DLD in a sample of first-time young offenders attending community youth offending services in the North West of England.
2. Examine if DLD is linked with reoffending independent of characteristics known to be associated with recidivism, such as age, offending history and socioeconomic position (SEP)

Related Content Links

JCPP

Paper Link

doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13299

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