Forensic psychiatric aspects of assessing the risk of recidivism among minors
https://doi.org/10.21886/2219-8075-2025-16-1-22-27
Abstract
Objective: to analyze the main methods for determining the likelihood of the risk of recidivism among minors within the framework of an inpatient comprehensive forensic psychiatric examination in criminal proceedings. Materials and methods: to study the characteristics of the mental state of minors undergoing an inpatient forensic psychiatric examination in criminal cases from 2019 to 2023 at a state expert institution, a retrospective study of 42 expert reports was conducted. Results: using methods for determining the likelihood of the risk of repeated unlawful acts, a very high degree of risk of recidivism of offenses was identified in 22% of the experts in the specified age group and, at the same time, it does not correlate with expert decisions on sanity/insanity and recommended compulsory medical measures aimed at the experts. Conclusion: in the context of offenses committed by minors, assessing the likelihood of recidivism is a key factor determining the future fate of a teenager and his rehabilitation strategy. Forensic psychiatric examination in this case becomes not just a formal procedural stage, but a tool for in-depth analysis of personality and identification of the causes of deviant behavior, allows us to identify the most significant causes of social maladaptation of adolescents, determine the degree of criminal responsibility, and also plays an important role in the development of individual rehabilitation programs and resocialization, which will affect the effectiveness of crime prevention among adolescents and ensuring their rehabilitation.
About the Authors
E. O. BoykoRussian Federation
Elena O. Boyko, Dr. Sci. (Med.), Professor, Head of the Department of Psychiatry
Krasnodar
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V. A. Strizhev
Russian Federation
Vyacheslav A. Strizhev, Cand. Sci. (Med.), Associate Professor of the Department of Psychiatry
Krasnodar
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A. A. Martirosyan
Russian Federation
Alexander A. Martirosyan, 6th year student of the Faculty of Medicine
Krasnodar
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T. E. Veliulaev
Russian Federation
Timerlan E. Veliulaev, 6th year student of the Faculty of Medicine
Krasnodar
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Boyko E.O., Strizhev V.A., Martirosyan A.A., Veliulaev T.E. Forensic psychiatric aspects of assessing the risk of recidivism among minors. Medical Herald of the South of Russia. 2025;16(1):22-27. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.21886/2219-8075-2025-16-1-22-27