Criminal recurrence among 100 inmates of Franco da Rocha forensic hospital

OBJETIVOS: Verificar a ocorrência de comportamento criminal recidivo em uma população de internos do Manicômio Judiciário de Franco da Rocha. MÉTODOS: Cem internos de um Manicômio Judiciário em cumprimento de medida de segurança foram entrevistados, sendo todos do sexo masculino e com idades variando de 26 a 80 anos. Os diagnósticos preencheram critérios da CID-10, e os delitos cometidos foram verificados segundo o Código Penal Brasileiro. RESULTADOS: Dos 100 internos avaliados, 41% cometeram um crime, e 59% cometeram mais de um crime. As psicoses esquizofrênicas foram os diagnósticos mais freqüentes nos internos que cometeram um crime e naqueles que cometeram mais de um crime. Os diagnósticos retardo mental e transtornos de personalidade seguiram em freqüência nos que cometeram um crime. Transtornos de personalidade e retardo mental foram os diagnósticos que seguiram em freqüencia nos que cometeram mais de um crime. CONCLUSÕES: As psicoses esquizofrênicas predominaram nos internos avaliados. Crimes contra a vida foram mais comuns entre os que cometeram um crime, enquanto crimes contra o patrimônio predominaram entre os que cometeram mais de um crime.OBJETIVES: The objective was to verify the criminal recurrence among 100 inmates of a forensic hospital. METHODS: One hundred inmates of a forensic hospital were interviewed. All of them were males and aged 26 to 80 years old. The CID 10 criteria were used to set the inmates' diagnoses and their crimes were verified according to the Brazilian penalty code. RESULTS: Among 100 inmates assessed, 41% had committed one crime and 59% had committed more than one crime. Schizophrenic psychoses were predominant among inmates who had committed one or more crimes. Mental retardation and personality disorders were second in frequency among inmates who had committed one crime. Personality disorders and mental retardation were the second most common conditions seen among those who had committed more than one crime. CONCLUSION: Schizophrenic psychoses were predominant among all inmates. Criminal actions against life were more often seen among those who had committed one crime and criminal actions against proprieties were more often seen among those who had committed more than one crime