[The assessment of criminal responsibility of schizophrenic rape offenders].
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%.


CONCLUSIONS
The DCRRS is valid and reliable in a in assessment of criminal responsibility schizophrenic rape offenders.
Liu
Kai-Cheng
KC
Xianyue Hospital of Xiamen, Xiamen 361012, China.
Ye
San-Chuan
SC
Zhang
Qin-Ting
QT
Cai
Wei-Xiong
WX
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008297:Male; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000523:psychology; D028642:Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011902:Rape; D055815:Young Adult