Assessment of criminal responsibility for perpetrators of homicide: analysis of 105 cases / 法医学杂志
Journal of Forensic Medicine
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(6): 361-364, 2006.
Artigo
em Chinês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-983225
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE@#To explore the main factors that most influence the psychiatrists in the process of assessing the capacity for criminal for perpetrators of homicide.@*METHODS@#105 homicide cases were retrospectively analyzed.@*RESULTS@#The number of cases for no responsibility, reduced responsibility and full responsibility is 41 (39.0%), 28 (26.7%) and 36 (34.3%) respectively. The assessment of capability for criminal responsibility was significantly correlated with three major factors, they are whether the homicide was driven by psychopathological factors (Gamma = 0.906, P = 0.000), whether the perpetrator was suffering a severe mental disorders (Gamma = 0.761, P = 0.000) and, whether the victim is the perpetrator's family member or relative (Gamma = 0.412, P = 0.000).@*CONCLUSION@#Forensic psychiatrists take three major aspects into account in their process in assessing capacity for criminal responsibility, in a descending order, they are was the homicide driven by pathological motivation? Was the perpetrator suffering from a severe mental disorder? Was the victim a family member or stranger?
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Assunto principal:
Transtornos da Personalidade
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Psiquiatria Legal
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Estudos Retrospectivos
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Responsabilidade Legal
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Distribuição por Sexo
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Vítimas de Crime
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Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Substâncias
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Prova Pericial
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Homicídio
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Transtornos Mentais
Limite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Idoso
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Aged80
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Chinês
Revista:
Journal of Forensic Medicine
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
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