Stavovi prema neubrojivim počiniteljima kaznenih djela i mentalno oboljelim osobama

master's thesis

• Title (english): Attitudes towards NGRI offenders and mentally ill persons
• Author: Klara Globan
• Mentor: Ines Sučić (mentor)
• Committee member: Renata Franc (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Marija Tičić (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Ines Sučić (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Croatian Studies; (Department of Psychology); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2020-09-22, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology

Abstract

Cilj je ovoga rada bio ispitati međusoban odnos socio-demografskih karakteristika sudionika,
iskustava s mentalno oboljelim osobama i počiniteljima kaznenih djela („KD“), iskustva
viktimizacije, dijagnoze mentalne bolesti te stavova prema mentalno oboljelim osobama sa
stavovima prema obrani neubrojivošću, procjenama opasnosti, (ne)ubrojivosti i vrstom kazne
za počinitelje stvarnih slučaja KD. Podaci su prikupljeni online anketnim upitnikom na
prigodnom uzorku od 263 punoljetna sudionika prosječne dobi od 30 godina (23.6%
muškaraca). Sudionici su pokazali relativno visoku toleranciju i niske predrasude prema
mentalno oboljelima te su imali relativno malo iskustva s mentalno oboljelim osobama,
počiniteljima KD, viktimizacijom i dijagnosticiranim mentalnim bolestima. Sudionici su po
slučaju bili izloženi opisu jednog od tri slučaja KD. Na temelju su pročitanog opisa slučaja KD
procijenili ubrojivost i opasnost počinitelja/-ice, adekvatnu kaznu za počinjeno KD i iznijeli
stav prema odgovornosti počinitelja/-ce za počinjeno KD i prema obrani neubrojivošću. Ovisno
o pročitanom slučaju razlikovale su se i njihove procjene ispitanih varijabli, a najkonzistentniji
i najveći doprinos njihovom objašnjenju utvrđen je za zanimanje sudionika te izraženost
predrasuda prema mentalno oboljelim osobama. Sudionici pomagačkih zanimanja i oni s manje
predrasuda počinitelja/-cu KD smatrali su manje ubrojivom, manje opasnom, manje
odgovornom za počinjeno djelo te su smatrali kako se obrana neubrojivošću manje
zloupotrebljava.

Abstract (english)

The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between socio-demographic
characteristics of participants, experiences with mentally ill persons and criminal offenders,
criminal victimization experiences, diagnosis of mental illness and attitudes towards mentally
ill persons together with attitudes towards the insanity defense, assessments of dangerousness
and (in)sanity characteristics and type of punishment for perpetrators of actual criminal cases.
Using an online survey, data were collected on a convenient sample of 263 adult participants,
with an average age of 30 years (23.6% of men). Participants showed relatively high tolerance
and low prejudice against the mentally ill persons and had relatively little experience with the
mentally ill persons, offenders, criminal victimization, and diagnosed mental illnesses.
Participants were exposed to a description of one of the three actual criminal offense cases.
Based on the read description of the given criminal case, they assessed the (in)sanity and
dangerousness of the offender and the adequate punishment for the committed offense. Also,
they estimated the offender’s responsibility for the committed offense and towards the insanity
defense. Their estimates varied depending on the case read, and the most consistent and highest
contributions in explaining criteria variables were obtained for the type of participants’
occupation and the level of prejudices towards mentally ill persons. Participants in helping
occupations and those expressing lower prejudice considered the offender to be more not guilty
by reason of insanity (NGRI), less dangerous, less responsible for the committed act, and they
considered that the defense was less abused by insanity defense.

• Keywords: mentalne bolesti; počinitelji kaznenih djela; neubrojivost; obrana neubrojivošću; predrasude
• Keywords (english): mental illnesses; criminal offenders; NGRI; insanity defense; prejudice
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:111:795377
• Study programme: Title: Department of Psychology; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra psihologije (magistar/magistra psihologije)
• Type of resource: Text
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• Access conditions: Access restricted to students and staff of home institution
• Created on: 2020-11-03 13:42:28