Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Offenders and the Need for Early Intervention

Belcher, John

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“…It has been suggested that this poor identification may be due to ineffective screening/assessment procedures during interviewing (Young et al, 2013), with staff knowledge, skill and training in the area failing to parallel the high rate of ADHD in the CJS (Young, Adamou et al, 2011). Researchers have suggested a need for such training to better accommodate these vulnerable interviewees and to facilitate early intervention (Belcher, 2014). The literature particularly stresses the important role of the juvenile CJS in the early identification and intervention-referral of youth with ADHD for a preventive approach (Collins & White, 2002;DeLisi et al, 2013;Einarsson et al, 2009;Gudjonsson & Young, 2006).…”

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Police perceptions of ADHD in youth interviewees

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Kebbell

2017

Psychology, Crime & Law

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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in witness-victim/suspect interviews holds strong relevance for policing. Four purpose-written vignettes were used to test the extent to which ADHD interviewee behaviour impacts on the work of 46 experienced Australian detectives and their ability to identify ADHD as a likely diagnosis. Detectives reported frequently encountering ADHD-type interviewees in their work; perceiving such interviewees to be at a very significant risk of future contact with the Criminal Justice System; and perceiving ADHD-type behaviour to exert a highly significant impact on interviewing time efficiency as well as quality. Detectives gave highly significant ratings of ADHD as a likely explanation of vignettes describing ADHD type behaviour for witness-victims as well as suspects. However, they could not identify ADHD as the most likely explanation over and above other possibilities. Implications are discussed in terms of a rationale for future research targeting police awareness and training needs in ADHD.

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Police perceptions of ADHD in youth interviewees

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Kebbell

2017

Psychology, Crime & Law

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“… 12 On the other hand, a significantly elevated risk for oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder, and many long-term adverse outcomes, including criminality, are frequently found in children with ADHD. 13 – 15 Barkley detected that children with ADHD were more likely to engage in a variety of antisocial activities in comparison with a control group, and that the frequency of such activities was largely predicted by the severity of ADHD in childhood and adolescence. 10 Prospective studies reported that children having high levels of ADHD often show disruptive behavior patterns, especially during adolescence, suggesting that hyperactivity could be a predictor of antisocial behavior.…”

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Psychopathology, symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and risk factors in juvenile offenders

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Craig²,

Margari³

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BackgroundThe aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of potential environmental and psychopathological risk factors, with special focus on symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), in a sample of adolescent offenders in relation to the type of crime committed.MethodsThe assessment included data collection and administration of clinical standardized scales such as the Youth Self-Report and Conners’ Adolescent Self-Report Scale. A total of 135 juvenile offenders participated in the study. In relation to the type of crime committed, we identified three groups matched for age and sex (crimes against people, property crimes, and alcohol-drug-related crimes).ResultsFifty-two percent of juvenile offenders reported educational achievement problems and 34% reported a family history of psychiatric disorders. We detected a statistically significant difference between the three groups with regard to ADHD (P=0.01) and conduct problems (P=0.034). Juvenile offenders who had committed crimes against people showed more ADHD symptoms (18%) and conduct problems (20%) than adolescents who had committed property crimes and alcohol-drug-related crimes. Sixty percent of the juvenile offenders who had committed property crimes and 54% of those who had committed alcohol-drug-related crimes showed problems in academic achievement.ConclusionThese findings suggest the need to implement specific interventions for prevention and treatment of specific criminal behavior.

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“…Problems in these areas may potentially threaten a young person's development. Hence, it is important that healthcare providers, especially those in youth-ACT settings, identify the causes underlying these problems, and subsequently initiate treatment interventions that are likely to meet the unmet care needs in question [48,[55][56][57][58]. For children and adolescents with ADHD belonging to a high-risk sample, such as those who are treated with youth-ACT, this implicates that routine assessment of school functioning, being one of the hallmarks of state-of-the-art investigation, may not be enough.…”

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Unmet care needs of children with ADHD

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Background Non-compliance to, or drop-out from treatment for childhood ADHD, result in suboptimal outcome. Non-compliance and drop-out may be due to mismatches between patients' care needs and treatments provided. This study investigated unmet care needs in ADHD patients. Unmet needs were assessed in two different treatment settings (general outpatient setting versus youth-ACT). Youth-ACT treatment is an intensive outreach-oriented treatment for patients with severe psychiatric and psychosocial problems. Comparison of a general outpatient sample with a youth-ACT sample enabled us to assess the influence of severity of psychiatric and psychosocial problems on perceived care needs. Methods Self-reported unmet care needs were assessed among 105 ADHD patients between 6 and 17 years of age in a general outpatient (n = 52) and a youth-ACT setting (n = 53). Results ADHD patients most frequently reported unmet needs regarding mental health problems, information on diagnosis/treatment, and future prospects. Outpatients differed from youth-ACT patients with respect to 30% of the unmet care needs that were investigated. Outpatients perceived more unmet needs regarding information on diagnosis/treatment (p = 0.014). Youth-ACT patients perceived more unmet needs concerning medication side effects (p = 0.038), quality and/or quantity of food (p = 0.016), self-care abilities (p = 0.016), regular/suitable school or other daytime activities (p = 0.013), making and/or keeping friends (p = 0.049), and future prospects (p = 0.045). Conclusions Focusing treatment of ADHD patients on unmet needs may reduce non-compliance and drop-out. In clinical practice, systematic assessment of unmet care needs in all ADHD patients may be warranted, e.g. using the CANSAS questionnaire during the screening/ intake phase.

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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Offenders and the Need for Early Intervention

Cited by 18 publications

References 68 publications

Police perceptions of ADHD in youth interviewees

Police perceptions of ADHD in youth interviewees

Psychopathology, symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and risk factors in juvenile offenders

Unmet care needs of children with ADHD

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