The application of diminished criminal responsibility rating scale to schizophrenia offenders / 法医学杂志

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE@#To explore the feasibility of Diminished Criminal Responsibility Rating Scale(DCRRS) to schizophrenia offenders.@*METHODS@#The DCRRS were used respectively to 325 cases of schizophrenia offender which were divided into three groups according to the degree of criminal responsibility.@*RESULTS@#There were significant differences in rating score among three groups (mild group 21.16 +/- 4.17, moderate group 25.87 +/- 5.43, major group 29.35 +/- 4.60), and all items have good correlation with the total score of the scale. 6 factors were extracted by the factor analysis, and their cumulative squared loadings is 68.485%.@*CONCLUSION@#The diminished criminal responsibility in schizophrenia offenders could be divided into three grades.