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Wagner, Cynthia Olson; And Others – Journal of Communication Disorders, 1983
Fifty female offenders (18 to 44 years old) were individually screened for articulation, hearing, receptive language, fluency (stuttering), and voice disorders. Results indicated that 44 percent of the women evidenced a dysfunction in one or more of these areas. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Adults, Communication Disorders, Criminals, Females
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Sanger, Dixie; Moore-Brown, Barbara J.; Montgomery, Judy; Rezac, Cynthia; Keller, Harold – Journal of Communication Disorders, 2003
Qualitative methodology was used to explore communication behaviors of 13 female adolescents with language problems residing in a correctional facility. Most participants expressed feeling dumb, disliked by friends, put down in school, and having trouble understanding jokes, and problems related to understanding the vocabulary in their texts used…
Descriptors: Communication Disorders, Correctional Institutions, Delinquency, Educational Experience