The assessment analysis of the criminal responsibility in the mentally ill offenders

Abstract

Objective To analyze the assessment results of the criminal responsibility of the mentally ill offenders.Methods A case control study was employed in the current study.BPRS,Criminal Responsibility SCale were used to investigate the 147 criminal cases evaluated by forensic psychiatrists from January 2005 to January 2006 in the 5th hospital of Nanning city,Guangxi province.Results (1)There was a significant difference between the responsibility group and no-responsibility group in the BPRS total score(45.23±7.88 vs 31.16±9.32),factor 3(17.23±4.49 vs 8.18±5.19),factor 4(4.80±2.04 vs 3.89±1.67),factor 5(8.18±3.21 vs5.36±3.23).(2)By the discriminatory analysis,the 8 variables such as psychiatric history,psychiatric diagnosis.the BPRS factor 3 and 4,the Responsibility Scale factors 3,4,and 5 were selected into the discriminatory equations.Conclusions 1.The study suggested that the psychiatric diagnosis.psychopathology and its severity of the disorders,the criminal motivation,understand of the consequence and the ability of self-protection play an important role in assessing the criminal responsibility of the mentally ill offenders.2.The study confirmed Criminal Responsibility Scale had the excellent credible and effective degree.And it can be widely used in the assessment of criminal responsibility ofthe mentally ill offenders. Key words: Mentally ill offenders; Criminal responsibility scale; Discriminatory analysis