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Mental illness and criminal violence

J A Tehrani1, P A Brennan, S Hodgins

  • 1University of Southern California, Social Science Research Institute, Los Angeles 90089-0375, USA.

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
|December 19, 1998
PubMed
Summary

Mentally ill individuals face a higher risk of committing violent crimes, which are often repeated offenses. Parental history of violence and psychiatric hospitalization may genetically predispose offspring to criminal behavior.

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Area of Science:

  • Forensic Psychiatry
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Behavioral Genetics

Background:

  • The link between mental illness and criminal violence is a complex and debated topic.
  • Understanding the etiology of violent offending is crucial for public safety and intervention strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between mental illness and criminal violence.
  • To explore the intergenerational transmission of violent offending risk.
  • To examine potential biological and prenatal factors contributing to criminal violence.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of data linking criminal offending, mental illness diagnoses, and family history.
  • Examination of psychiatric hospitalization records.
  • Review of developmental and genetic theories related to violence.

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Main Results:

  • Mentally ill individuals demonstrate an elevated risk for committing violent offenses.
  • Violent offending among mentally ill individuals is frequently recidivistic.
  • Parental history of violent offenses and psychiatric hospitalization significantly increases offspring's risk for violent offending.

Conclusions:

  • Mental illness is associated with an increased risk of criminal violence, often characterized by recidivism.
  • A potential genetic predisposition to criminal violence may be transmitted from mentally ill parents to their offspring.
  • Prenatal developmental disturbances warrant further investigation as potential etiological factors in criminal violence.