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[PP-012] Ref. No: 124
Influence of family and education factors on the inclination to commit crimes in
Soviet times and today
Elena Valzdorf
Irkutsk Regional Psychoneurologic Dispensary, Irkutsk, Russia.
E-mail: elenavalzdorf@yandex.ru
Objective: The objectives of the research were to study the influence of education level and some family factors (alcohol addiction of
parents, upbringing in a one-parent family) on the inclination to commit criminal offences in the examined individuals in Soviet times in
comparison to the current situation. Material and methods: 35 reports of the Commission of forensic psychiatric experts over the period
of January - March 2010 (the examined individuals of group 1) and 35 archive acts of outpatient forensic psychiatric examination that
covered the period of January-March 1991 (the examined individuals of group 2) were analyzed. In total 70 men aged between 15 and 75
were considered. The statistic method, comparative analysis, in combination with the data on the somatoneurological state and the data
of an experimental psychological study were applied.
Results: The study found out that 20 patients of group 1 were held criminally responsible under article 131 of the RF Criminal Code (CC),
13 under article 132 of the RF CC, and 2 individuals were held criminally responsible under article 135 of the RF CC. Out of total 20 patients,
14 had received incomplete secondary education, 7 did not receive any education at all, 6 individuals received full secondary education,
4 incomplete secondary vocational education, 4 higher vocational education, and 1 patient received education in the form of 8 years of
special school. The family history data showed that 10 patients were brought up in the family in which either 1 or both parents abused
alcohol, 9 individuals were raised and developed in a one-parent family, 8 individuals did not have parents at all, and only 8 out of the
35 patients of group 1 were brought up in secure families. The 35 patients of group 2 included 9 individuals that were held criminally
responsible under article 144 of the RSFSR CC, 5 under article 108 of the RSFSR CC, 4 under each of articles 103, 145 of the RSFSR CC, 2
under each of articles 117, 206, 246 of the RSFSR CC, 1 under each of articles 89, 102, 120, 148, 188, 212, 224 of the RSFSR CC. In group
2 there were 15 individuals with incomplete secondary education, 13 with incomplete secondary vocational education, 5 with full
secondary education and 2 with full secondary vocational education. The family history data showed that 18 patients from group 2 were
brought up in the family where either one or both parents abused alcohol, 28 were raised in a two-parent secure family and 7 individuals
were raised in a one-parent family.
Conclusion: The study demonstrated a clear relationship between the education level and some family factors affecting the inclination
to commit criminal offences. Now the number of criminal offenses against the person that are committed by uneducated individuals
has increased, as well as crimes committed by those who have higher vocational education, while the number of secure families has
decreased, which in turn has exacerbated the criminal situation in the country.
Key words: Education factors, Soviet times, forensic psychiatric examination
Bulletin of Clinical Psychopharmacology 2011;21(Suppl. 2):S128
[PP-013] Ref. No: 108
Survey of referral pathways to a crisis team
Mahesh Nachnani, Stuart Beatson
Department of psychiatry, Pilgrim Hospital, NHS, Boston, United Kingdom
E-mail: mahesh.nachnani@nhs.net
Introduction: Crisis Teams are well established in many trusts in the departments of psychiatry around the UK. The crisis team based
at Pilgrim Hospital, Boston receives 1300 referrals per year approximately. Not only is it important to know what the sources of referrals
to a crisis team are, but it is helpful to survey where the patients are discharged to at the time when a case is closed by the crisis team.
This information will have implications in terms of service provision, as well as targeting potential sources of referrals in terms of psychoeducation
of not only service users, but also of referring agencies at different tiers of mental health services, from a general practitioner
to a care provider in the community.
Objectives and Methods: To ascertain sources of referrals to a crisis team and the destination to which service users were discharged at
the time of closure of a case by the crisis team.
Results and Conclusion: N = 92 records of service users were randomly selected. They all completed their journey through the crisis team
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