Ceza Ehli̇yeti̇, Uyuşturucu Madde Bağimliliği, Fari̇k Ve Mümeyyi̇zli̇k Tespi̇ti̇ İstenen Olgularla İlgi̇li̇ İstati̇sti̇ksel Bi̇r Çalişma

Retrospective investigation of cases that has been assessed for criminal responsibility

“…These studies show that in cases consulted by judicial authorities regarding criminal responsibility, the largest diagnostic group is people who do not have a mental illness or weakness. There are approximately 25 years between the date of the study of Kapakür et al and the time of both our study and the study of Görgülü et al The percentages of people without a mental illness or disability were significantly higher in both studies compared to the study by Çöpür et al ( 6 , 9 ). With the increase in awareness about psychiatric diseases, the fact that judicial authorities resort to experts more frequently in evaluating criminal responsibility may be one of the possible reasons for this situation.…”

“…In the study of Görgülü et al, it was reported that 54.5% (n=181) of 332 individuals evaluated in terms of criminal responsibility did not have a mental illness or weakness ( 9 ). In the study of Çubuk et al, which evaluated 1087 cases, it was reported that 37.3% (n=406) of the cases did not have a mental illness or weakness ( 6 ). These studies show that in cases consulted by judicial authorities regarding criminal responsibility, the largest diagnostic group is people who do not have a mental illness or weakness.…”

“…In the study of Türkcan et al, 32.8% of the forensic cases they evaluated were diagnosed with schizophrenia, 14.3% with delusional disorder, and 9.9% with atypical psychosis ( 11 ). In the study of Çöpür et al, in which they evaluated 1087 cases, it was reported that 22% (n=240) were evaluated with the diagnosis of schizophrenia or other psychotic disorder ( 6 ). Unlike previous studies, our study determined that patients diagnosed with mental retardation were consulted with the second frequency by judicial authorities.…”

“…Kalenderoğlu et al, in their study, examined 314 cases referred by the courts over two years, under the headings of criminal law and civil law, in terms of sociodemographic characteristics, clinical diagnoses, and crime-diagnosis relationship ( 5 ). There are also similar studies that differ in sample size and time interval ( 6 – 8 ).…”