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Eddy, J. Mark, Ed.; Poehlmann, Julie, Ed. – Urban Institute Press, 2010
For the nearly 2 million children in the United States whose parents are in prison, caretaking necessary for optimal development is disrupted. These vulnerable youth--a population that has shot up 80 percent in the last 20 years--are more likely to experience learning difficulties, poor health, and substance abuse, and eventually be incarcerated…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Substance Abuse, Correctional Institutions, Child Welfare
Brems, Christiane; And Others – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1990
Developmental Record protocols were obtained from archival files for 1,069 institutionalized mentally retarded adults and children. Analyses revealed high internal reliabilities, but questionable validity. The Developmental Record did not adequately discriminate the five areas of functioning it purportedly assesses (self-care, perceptual-motor,…
Descriptors: Adults, Child Development, Children, Evaluation Methods