Journal of Forensic Medicine

›› 2007, Vol. 0 ›› Issue (2): 114-116.

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The Assessment of Criminal Responsibility of Schizophrenic Rape Offenders

LIU KAI-CHENG1,YE SAN-CHUAN1,ZHANG QIN-TING2,CAI WEI-XIONG2(1.XIANYUE HOSPITAL OF XIAMEN,XIAMEN 361012,CHINA;2.INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC SCIENCE,MINISTRY OF JUSTICE,P.R.CHINA,SHANGHAI 200063,CHINA)   

  • Online:2007-04-25 Published:2007-04-28

Abstract: Objective To explore potential application of Diminished Criminal Responsibility Rating Scale(DCRRS) on rape offenders.Methods The DCRRS was used retrospectively to study 77 cases of rape offenders.They were divided into three groups according to the degree of diminished criminal responsibility.Results There were significant differences in rating scores among three groups(mild group 21.32±5.56,moderate group 25.92±5.19,and major group 29.54±4.62) ,and 16 of 18 items showed good correlation with the total scores of the scale(r=0.256 to 0.611) ,7 factors were extracted by the factor analysis and their cumulative squared loadings was 75.784%.Conclusion The DCRRS is valid and reliable in a in assessment of criminal responsibility schizophrenic rape offenders.

Key words: diminished criminal responsibility, rating scale(DCRRS), rape offender