Policija i sigurnost, Vol. 17 No. 1-2, 2008.
Stručni rad
Insane mentally retarded criminal offenders
Marina Kovač
; NPB "Dr. Ivan Barbat", Popovača, Hrvatska
Tija Žarković Palijan
; NPB "Dr. Ivan Barbat", Popovača, Hrvatska
Dražen Kovačević
; NPB "Dr. Ivan Barbat", Popovača, Hrvatska
Jelena Mustapić
; NPB "Dr. Ivan Barbat", Popovača, Hrvatska
Sažetak
The object of this paper is determination of some criminological, psvhological and forensicallv-psychiatric features of insane mentally retarded persons. Insight into medical, social amd court documentation has provided data about insane mentallv retarded persons (N=34) who have committed criminal offences, and therefore have been put on psychiatric confmement in Institute for forensic psychiatry of Neuropsychiatric hospital "Dr. Ivan Barbot" in Popovača. The result have shown that insane mentally retarded criminal offenders mostly have comorbiditv diagnosis, have been previously treated in psychiatric institutions and are rather young. They most frequently make property offenses, fatal offenses, and personal offenses. The tendency of long term hospitalization has been noted due to various psychological and social factors.
Ključne riječi
mental retardation; insanity; criminal offence
Hrčak ID:
79276
URI
Datum izdavanja:
15.6.2008.
Posjeta: 3.411 *