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Title: An Insidious Interstice: Understanding Cognition and Language Behaviour through the Eyes of Juvenile Justice Professionals
Language: English
Authors: Anne M. Perrotti (ORCID 0000-0001-6850-3948), Allison T. Chappell, Tancy Vandecar-Burdin
Source: International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders. 2026 61(2).
Availability: Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 12
Publication Date: 2026
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Juvenile Justice, Language Usage, Cognitive Processes, Receptive Language, Expressive Language, Interpersonal Communication, Problem Solving, Predictor Variables, Conceptual Tempo, Language Skills, Youth, Law Enforcement, Speech Language Pathology, Allied Health Personnel
DOI: 10.1111/1460-6984.70199
ISSN: 1368-2822
1460-6984
Abstract: Introduction: Despite evidence suggesting language and cognition deficits are prevalent for justice involved youth, little research explores how juvenile justice personnel experience language and cognition behaviours in the youth they serve. Aims: This qualitative study explored how juvenile justice personnel understand language and cognition skills and deficits in justice involved youth. Methods: Twenty-two U.S. juvenile justice professionals participated in individual, semi-structured interviews. Questions focused on individual understanding of receptive language, expressive language, social communication, and cognition (i.e., problem-solving, predicting consequences and impulsiveness) in juveniles served. Using a phenomenological lens, transcripts were coded identifying themes and sub-themes of participant responses. Results: Most participants experience language and cognition as elusive skills. Juvenile justice personnel understand what language and cognition mean but may not be translating that meaning into practice when assessing observable behaviours. Specifically, participants interpreted behaviours consistent with language and cognition deficits as behavioural concerns, mental health challenges, academic deficits, and as a function of external factors (adults and community). Conclusions: The results of this study suggest the language and cognition skills of JIY are the absent and undertreated connection between trauma-school-behavioural health and juvenile justice system involvement. Speech-language pathologists and juvenile justice personnel would benefit from mutually understanding the complexities and importance of the communication demands and language and cognition skills for justice involved youth.
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Entry Date: 2026
Accession Number: EJ1500697
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