Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Youth With Criminal Behaviors

1. Describe the prevalence of neurodevelopmental disorders among youth with criminal behaviors 2. Explore the relationship between specific neurodevelopmental disorders and the rates and types of crime 3. Examine the roles of psychiatric comorbidities and sociodemographic factors in juvenile criminality

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Key information

Conditions

Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders Autism Spectrum Disorder Autistic Spectrum Disorder Behavior Child Development Disorders, Pervasive Conduct Disorders in Adolescence Criminal Behavior Mental Disorders Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Age range

10 year–18 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, Taiwan

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Yi-Ling Chien, MD, PhD

CONTACT

[email protected]

+886223123456#66013

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Juvenile offender from The Juvenile Affairs Division of Taipei City Police Department

Exclusion criteria

Not Juvenile offender

Treatment and study plan

Collect data

Other

The Juvenile Affairs Division provided the records without person-identifiable data (i.e., name, ID) to the researchers. The researchers coded the above data (i.e., the offenders' sociodemographic data, medical history, and criminal history).

Demographic characteristics were collected, which are the offenders' age, gender, occupation, education level, and residence (district). We recorded the offenders' household members (without the name or age), main caregivers (e.g., father, or mother), and the parents' socioeconomic and marital status. We also tracked whether the offenders live with family members with mental illness, whether they are from at-risk families, and whether had been victims of domestic violence. The medical history and deviant (or criminal) behaviors will be collected in the attached measure.

Primary outcomes

Prevalence of ADHD, ASD, and other neurodevelopmental disorder in juvenile offender

Time frame: 3 years

Statistical analysis done by SAS (v.9.4) examine the prevalence of each neurodelopmental disorder, such as ADHD and ASD.
Age of first criminal behavior

Time frame: 3 years

Based on different neurodevelopmental disorder diagnosis, determine whether the data is able to predict onset and type of criminal behaviors for each juvenile offender.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Yi-Ling Chien

CONTACT

[email protected]

+886223123456#66013

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

National Taiwan University Hospital

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2021
Primary completion: 2027
Study completion: 2027
First posted: May 25, 2023
Registry last updated: Jul 31, 2026

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