A Search for Neuropsychological Indicators: A Comparative Study with Children with Conflict in Law

Law violation amongst adolescents have become a very important area of concern for the nation as whole. Inthe current study, objectives are to find whether there exist any neuropsychological markers that will help todifferentiate children in conflict with law (CCL) from neurotypicals who never engaged andalso exists significant difference between CCL-I, CCL-E and CCL-M respect theneuropsychological markers. The sample included 59 out which 10 were neurotypicals, 14 CCLwith predominantly internalising manifestation (CCL-I), 17 CCL externalising manifestation(CCL-E), 18 both (CCL-M). tools used study areChild Behaviour Checklist- Youth Self Report(CBCL/YSR), Bhatia Battery Performance tests three subtestsfrom Delis- Kaplan Executive Functioning System. Statistical analysis was done using Kruskal Wallis test. Testresults differences groups ‘Twenty Questions Test’ ‘ColourwordInterference Test’.