Objective

The aim of this study was to examine a sample (n = 150) of elderly offenders to analyse the psychiatric, medical, demographic, criminal and if available neuropsychological test characteristics and criminal responsibility.

Method

Data were gathered through a retrospective chart review of applicants aged 65 and over who were referred for determination of criminal responsibility from 2014 to 2019 at the Observation Department of Council of Forensic Medicine (Adli Tip Kurumu Baskanligi, Gözlem İhtisas Dairesi) who were evaluated under inpatient status by law.

Results

There were 150 forensic cases aged 65 and over. The majority of the crimes were homicide (25.3%), homicide attempt (10%), and sexual offence (26%). The majority of sexual offence victims were children (34 of 39 cases). The percentages of decisions on criminal liability were as follows: 76% (n = 114) had full criminal liability, 21.3% of them (n = 32) had no criminal liability, 2.7% of them (n = 4) had reduced criminal liability. For the reduced/no criminal liability group, diagnoses were as follows: 37.1% dementia syndromes, 31.4% schizophrenia, 11.5% delusional disorder and 2.8% bipolar disorder manic episode.

Conclusion

When the findings in our study and current literature data are examined, it is seen that certain crime groups such as murder and attempted murder, and sexual crimes against children are high in elderly forensic psychiatric evaluations.

中文翻译：

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土耳其接受刑事责任评估的老年罪犯的社会人口学、精神病学和犯罪特征

客观的

本研究的目的是检查老年罪犯样本 ( n  = 150)，以分析精神病学、医学、人口学、犯罪以及如果可用的神经心理学测试特征和刑事责任。

方法

数据是通过对 2014 年至 2019 年在法医学委员会观察部 (Adli Tip Kurumu Baskanligi, Gözlem İhtisas Dairesi) 转诊以确定刑事责任的 65 岁及以上申请人的回顾性图表审查收集的，这些申请人在住院期间接受评估法律地位。

结果

65岁以上法医案件150人次。大多数犯罪是杀人 (25.3%)、杀人未遂 (10%) 和性犯罪 (26%)。大多数性犯罪受害者是儿童（39 起案件中有 34 起）。刑事责任判决的比例如下：76%（n  =114）负有完全刑事责任，21.3%（n  =32）无刑事责任，2.7%（n  =4）减轻刑事责任. 对于减少/无刑事责任组，诊断如下：37.1% 痴呆综合征、31.4% 精神分裂症、11.5% 妄想症和 2.8% 双相情感障碍躁狂发作。

结论

当检查我们的研究结果和当前的文献数据时，可以看出某些犯罪集团，如谋杀和谋杀未遂，以及针对儿童的性犯罪，在老年法医精神病学评估中处于高位。