Overview of survey measures
| Information | Measure description | Pre-training | Post-training | Six months post-training |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal experience of neurodiversity | Participants were asked if they have personal experience of neurodiversity with a binary Yes/No choice option | X | ||
| Contact frequency with ND suspects | Participants were asked to rate how often they come into contact with ND suspects using the options: Once a Year; Once a Month; Once a Week, Once a Day or I'm not sure | X | X | |
| Neurodiversity knowledge | Participants were asked to self-rate their level of neurodiversity knowledge on an 11-point Likert scale (0–100%) | X | X | |
| Confidence working with ND people | Participants were asked to self-rate their level of confidence working with ND people on an 11-point Likert scale (0–100%) | X | X | X |
| Satisfaction working with ND suspects | Participants were asked to rate their level of satisfaction working with ND suspects on an 11-point Likert scale (0–100%). Optional free text questions also asked what went well and what challenges were experienced | X | X | |
| Level of agreement with statements related to knowledge and practice | Participants were asked to rate their level of agreement on a four-point Likert scale (1: “Strongly disagree” to 4: “Strongly agree”) with 10 statements relating to knowledge of neurodiversity and professional practice with neurodivergent suspects – e.g. “I can adapt the way I communicate to explain something to a suspect with a neurodevelopmental condition” (see Table 7 for all questions) | X | X | |
| Consideration of training in subsequent practice | Participants were asked if they had considered aspects of the training in their post-training practice, with a binary Yes/No choice and optional free-text response explanation | X | ||
| Training evaluation (1) | Participants were asked to rate the helpfulness of the training on an 11-point Likert scale (0–100%), with optional free text explanations of their score and which aspects were most and least beneficial | X | X | |
| Training evaluation (2) | Participants were asked whether the training course should be longer and whether they would recommend the training, and could answer using binary Yes/No choices | X |
| Information | Measure description | Pre-training | Post-training | Six months post-training |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal experience of neurodiversity | Participants were asked if they have personal experience of neurodiversity with a binary Yes/No choice option | X | ||
| Contact frequency with | Participants were asked to rate how often they come into contact with | X | X | |
| Neurodiversity knowledge | Participants were asked to self-rate their level of neurodiversity knowledge on an 11-point Likert scale (0–100%) | X | X | |
| Confidence working with | Participants were asked to self-rate their level of confidence working with | X | X | X |
| Satisfaction working with | Participants were asked to rate their level of satisfaction working with | X | X | |
| Level of agreement with statements related to knowledge and practice | Participants were asked to rate their level of agreement on a four-point Likert scale (1: “Strongly disagree” to 4: “Strongly agree”) with 10 statements relating to knowledge of neurodiversity and professional practice with neurodivergent suspects – e.g. | X | X | |
| Consideration of training in subsequent practice | Participants were asked if they had considered aspects of the training in their post-training practice, with a binary Yes/No choice and optional free-text response explanation | X | ||
| Training evaluation (1) | Participants were asked to rate the helpfulness of the training on an 11-point Likert scale (0–100%), with optional free text explanations of their score and which aspects were most and least beneficial | X | X | |
| Training evaluation (2) | Participants were asked whether the training course should be longer and whether they would recommend the training, and could answer using binary Yes/No choices | X |
Note(s): X denotes at which time point the data were collected
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