Cultural analysis of communication behaviors among juveniles in a correctional facility.
This study addressed communication behaviors of female juvenile delinquents in a correctional facility. Qualitative methodology was used to study 78 participants ranging in age from 13.1 to 18.9 (years; months), over a five-month period. Data collection consisted of observations, participant observation, interviews, and a review of documents. Additionally, participants were tested on the Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals-3. Listening and following rules, utterance types, topics of conversion, politeness, and conversational management emerged as themes. Findings indicated that as many as 22% of participants were potential candidates for language services. Implications for speech-language pathologists (SLPs) providing communication services will be provided.
Sanger
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Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 68583-0738, USA. dsanger@unl.edu
Creswell
J W
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Dworak
J
J
Schultz
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D000293:Adolescent; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007806:Language Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009329:Nebraska / Q000453:epidemiology; D009633:Nonverbal Communication; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012920:Social Behavior Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012925:Social Conformity; D014705:Verbal Behavior