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66 FBI L. Enforcement Bull. 11 (1997)
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Implications for the Criminal Justice System

handle is hein.journals/fbileb66 and id is 177 raw text is: Attention-Deficit! Hyperactivity Disorder Implications for the Criminal Justice System By SAM GOLDSTEIN, PHD. I ntection between the mental healthi and crimiinal justice prolesWns traditionally oc- curs over tsues such as a de- fendant's clim of temporary in- sanity or ocii 1ntcld disorders exhibited by criminal ofTenders. Recently, however professionals in these two fields hate hegun to ex- plore a broaie ance of behaioral disorders that could bring indivlidu- als into contact wl Ii the criminal1 justice syoem Th1is arle focluses o one set of telmpefrmental judillies that occur In a sill but sIinilicant group of people The incital health community refers to these qualities under the diagnostic decription Attention-Deficil lt/yperativity Disorder (AD lID).' Because indi- viduals with AD1ID comi into con- tact with the criminal justice system at a statisticall igher rate thall otellrs 1hge po puation, crillinal justice offilcials, inluiding police adminlitraois, should he aware of' the implications ADIIll) has fr the prla-ewian. INDERS'1ANDIG AI110 Problemlis chdacterl/d a t- tention disorders and hpelatliviy have long constiluted the most chroiic childhood bhavi ord dis- orders and the largest sources of IClal tot child mental hea lth cen- tersI \Moleover 111 diagnosis of A)111 amni children and doles- Lcnts is 1Icaslng consistenly. In 19 n)leal 2 mil ion childrenl and adlescents were diagnosed or be- illg treaelld for AlID) It appears that this 11umber w ill continue to rise in the yars to comie. Behavior Syniptons of ADI D lrgely stemn f01o1 Impulsive, non-thiliking behavi. )ADID reflects an ex- aggelrat11ion of normal behavior eiticr too much or too little of what should be cxpeteit a Il gen environment. June 1997 / 11

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