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A Research Review and Alternative Hypothesis Explaining the Link Between Learning Disability and Delinquency

Katherine A. Larson researcher in the Special Education Research Luboratories, Graduate School of Education at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Current research interests include delinquency prevention, social skill training for behaviorally disordered adolescents, and dropout prevention for inner city youth. Dr. Larson is currently principle investigator for PROJECT SELF-START, testing the effeciancy of social problem-solving training for enhancing parole adjustment in LD delinquents. Dr. Larson is also principal investigator for PROJECT MAIN STREET, a 3-year intervention program aimed at reducing inappropriate referral to special education or school dropout in high-risk young adolescents. Address: Katherine A. Larson, University of California, GraduateSchool of Education. Special Education Program, Santa Barbara, CA 93106.

Current hypotheses explaining the link between learning disability and delinquency are reviewed and evaluated. Research from diverse fields is integrated and an alternative hypothesis is proposed to explain the link between learning disability and delinquency. The alternative hypothesis postulates that ineffective social cognitive problem-solving skills increase risk for delinquency in learning disabled youth. Future research is suggested.

Journal of Learning Disabilities, Vol. 21, No. 6, 357-363 (1988)
DOI: 10.1177/002221948802100607


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