The Relationship between Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Level of Education and Delinquency: a Study of the Norwegian Prison population.

In recent years, several studies have focused on the analysis of prisoners and their characteristics. For instance, it is possible to find studies on education in prison, mental health in prison, or different programs for reintegration into society. In this study, with the help of the measurement method WURS-25 (one of the shorter versions of WURS), the Norwegian prison population is examined. The aim was to find out if there was an early development of ADHD. A questionnaire was also administered asking if they had experienced any contact with social services and questions regarding educational attainment (e.g., had they dropped out of school, why or did they have difficulties in school and if so, what etc.). The final purpose of the study was to, after obtaining the data from the previous points, verify a possible relationship between them.