Oral Language Competence, Young Speakers, and the Law

Autor/inn/en	Snow, Pamela C.; Powell, Martine B.; Sanger, Dixie D.
Titel	Oral Language Competence, Young Speakers, and the Law
Quelle	In: Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 43 (2012) 4, S.496-506 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0161-1461
DOI	10.1044/0161-1461(2012/11-0065)
Schlagwörter	Oral Language; Competence; Language Impairments; Crime; Victims of Crime; Criminals; Criminal Law; Child Abuse; Child Neglect; Children; Adolescents; Sexual Abuse; Interviews; Investigations; Language Acquisition; Theory of Mind; Early Intervention; Speech Language Pathology; Advocacy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Oral interpretation; Mündlicher Sprachgebrauch; Kompetenz; Speech disorder; Speech disorders; Speech disabilities; Speech disability; Speech handicap; Speech handicaps; Speech impairment; Speech impairments; Language handicaps; Sprachbehinderung; Crimes; Delict; Delicts; Delikt; Victim; Victims; Crime; Opfer; Verbrechen; Straftäter; Strafrecht; Abuse of children; Abuse; Child; Children; Kindesmissbrauch; Missbrauch; Kind; Kinder; Kindesvernachlässigung; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Sexueller Missbrauch; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Untersuchung; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Sozialanwaltschaft
Abstract	Purpose: This paper highlights the forensic implications of language impairment in 2 key (and overlapping) groups of young people: identified victims of maltreatment (abuse and/or neglect) and young offenders. Method: Two lines of research pertaining to oral language competence and young people's interface with the law are considered: 1 regarding investigative interviewing with children as victims or witnesses in the context of serious allegations of sexual abuse, and the other pertaining to adolescent offenders as suspects, witnesses, or victims. The linguistic demands that forensic interviewing places on these young people are also considered. Literature concerning the impact of early maltreatment on early language acquisition is briefly reviewed, as is the role of theory of mind in relation to the requirements of investigative interviewing of children and adolescents. Implications: High-risk young people (i.e., those who are subject to child protection orders because of suspected or confirmed maltreatment, and those who are engaged with the youth justice system) face an elevated risk for suboptimal language development but may need to draw on their language skills in high-stakes forensic interviews. Implications for early intervention policy and practice are identified, and the need for greater speech-language pathology advocacy and engagement in forensic interviewing research is emphasized. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10