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Demographic, Clinical and Forensic Profiling of Alleged Offenders Diagnosed with an Intellectual Disability
Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice Pub Date : 2020-03-14 , DOI: 10.1080/24732850.2020.1742004
Nathaniel Lehlohonolo Mosotho 1 , Dipono Bambo 1 , Tlangelani Mkhombo 1 , Chuma Mgidlana 1 , Neo Motsumi 1 , Thabo Matlhabe 1 , Gina Joubert 2 , Helene Engela Le Roux 1
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Forensic psychiatry and forensic psychology study the link between mental health and the law. These forensic behavioral sciences play a vital role when assessing both a person’s competency to stand trial and the degree to which criminal responsibility can be attributed to the perpetrator of alleged offenses by the criminal justice system. Offenders with a suspected intellectual disability are frequently referred for forensic evaluations by courts of law and possible psychosocial rehabilitation thereafter. The aim of this study was to determine the demographic, clinical and forensic characteristics of alleged offenders diagnosed with an intellectual disability who were referred to Forensic Units at a Psychiatric Complex under Sections 77, 78 and 79 of the South African Criminal Procedure Act no. 51 of 1977. A data collection form was used to gather information from the clinical files/records of the 120 participants studied throughout the course of this research project. Participants were mainly Black African males (95.8%), the majority of whom had been diagnosed with a mild intellectual disability (70.8%). These offenders were largely accused of sexual offenses. The majority of the subjects were deemed to be neither competent to stand trial nor criminally responsible for their alleged offenses because of intellectual disability. This study provides valuable information on the relationship between intellectual disability and the types of crimes committed by intellectually disabled individuals.



中文翻译:

被诊断为智力残疾的被指控罪犯的人口统计学,临床和法医鉴定

法医精神病学和法医心理学研究心理健康与法律之间的联系。这些司法鉴定行为科学在评估一个人的受审判能力以及刑事司法系统可将犯罪责任归咎于犯罪嫌疑人的程度时起着至关重要的作用。怀疑有智力障碍的罪犯经常被法院转介进行法医评估,然后可能进行心理社会康复。这项研究的目的是确定根据《南非刑事诉讼法》第77条,第78条和第79条,将被诊断为智力残疾的犯罪嫌疑人的人口统计学,临床特征和法医特征转入精神病院的法医部门。1977年第51号。在本研究项目的整个过程中,使用数据收集表从120名参与者的临床档案/记录中收集信息。参加者主要是B缺乏非洲男性(95.8%),其中大多数被诊断出患有轻度智力障碍(70.8%)。这些罪犯在很大程度上被指控犯有性罪行。由于智力残疾,大多数受试者被认为没有资格受审,也不应对其所谓的罪行承担刑事责任。这项研究提供了有关智障与智障人士所犯犯罪类型之间关系的宝贵信息。

更新日期:2020-03-14
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