The application of diminished criminal responsibility rating scale to schizophrenia offenders.
- Author:
Fu-Yin HUANG
1
;
Wei-Xiong CAI
;
Qin-Ting ZHANG
;
Tao TANG
;
Jia-Sheng WU
;
Jian-Jun WANG
Author Information
1. Institute of Forensic Science, Ministry of Justice, PR China, Shanghai 200063, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Adult;
Analysis of Variance;
Crime/psychology*;
Discriminant Analysis;
Female;
Forensic Psychiatry/methods*;
Humans;
Liability, Legal;
Male;
Mental Competency/psychology*;
Mentally Ill Persons/psychology*;
Middle Aged;
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales;
Schizophrenia;
Young Adult
- From:
Journal of Forensic Medicine
2006;22(4):288-290
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
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.
