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The Prevalence of Handicapping Conditions Among Juvenile Delinquents

Donna M. Murphy is editorial assistant of RASE and is a PhD candidate in the Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education at the University of Virginia. Her particular areas of interest include the provision of appropriate special education services to traditionally underserved, mildly handicapped populations; the use of computer simulation in teacher training programs; and the systematic application of research findings to special education settings.

Information regarding the prevalence of handicapping conditions among juvenile delinquents is scattered throughout various educational and correctional journals and institutional and governmental reports. Research on this topic has been sporadic, and results of studies have been inconsistent. Nevertheless, taken together the studies suggest that a high percentage of young offenders are indeed handicapped, and that the prevalence of certain disabilities may be much greater among this population than among the general population of children and youth. These findings have important implications concerning the identification of handicapped delinquents and the provision of appropriate special education services.

Remedial and Special Education, Vol. 7, No. 3, 7-17 (1986)
DOI: 10.1177/074193258600700304


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