[A study on characteristics of the criminals with alcohol-related offence in forensic psychiatry].
OBJECTIVE
To explore the criminal characteristics of alcohol-related offence in forensic psychiatric practice.


METHODS
Ninety cases were collected according to our research criteria and were divided into two groups, ordinary drinking (OD) (63 cases) and chronic alcoholic (CA) (27 cases). Descriptive and comparative studies were conducted between the two groups.


RESULTS
54.0% OD group had induced incident compare with 22.2% CA group; 58.7% of OD group had a motive while 55.6% of CA group were with no clear motive; 66.6% of OD group had a chosen target, 51.8% of CA group with no clear target; 19.0% of OD group chose criminal time while only 3.7% of CA group did; 61.9% of OD took certain anti-detection means while 59.3% of CA group stayed at the scene. 98.4% of OD group was found guilty and only 3.7% of CA was found guilty.


CONCLUSIONS
OD group tends to have induced events, criminal motive, often are found to be guilty; CA group tends to be older, lacks awareness of self-protection during and after committing the crime, and usually is found not guilty or only partially responsible.
Zhang
Dong-Jun
DJ
Department of Forensic Psychiatry, West China School of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University , Chengdu 610041, China. dongjun0103@163.com
Lin
Yong
Y
Mao
Yuan-Yi
YY
Hu
Ze-Qing
ZQ
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology*; D003415:Crime / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003417:Criminal Psychology; D005260:Female; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry; D006708:Homicide / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult