@article{ref1,
title="Police perceptions of ADHD in youth interviewees",
journal="Psychology, crime and law",
year="2017",
author="Cunial, Kimberley J. and Kebbell, Mark R.",
volume="23",
number="5",
pages="509-526",
abstract="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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1068-316X",
doi="10.1080/1068316X.2017.1284216",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1068316X.2017.1284216"
}