The Relationship Between Mental Disorders and Types of Crimes an Analytical Study with A Legal and Statistical Dimension

Аннотация

Mental disorders hold particular significance in the study of criminal behavior, as they represent health conditions that impair thinking, perception of reality, and an individual’s ability to adapt to life circumstances. Consequently, they influence human emotions and behavior. This study is based on the hypothesis that certain types of mental disorders may be directly or indirectly associated with the commission of specific crimes, whether violent, moral, or against public order. Due to the seriousness of this connection, our research aims to analyze the relationship between mental disorders and certain types of crimes in an effort to understand how such disorders may affect criminal behavior from both legal and statistical perspectives Mental disorders hold particular significance in the study of criminal .The study also examines the legal frameworks governing the treatment of individuals with mental disorders when crimes are committed, within a preventive and analytical context. The goal is to present recommendations that contribute to the development of legislative and preventive policies, based on the conclusions derived from the analysis. This highlights the need to review psychological assessment mechanisms in criminal cases and strengthen cooperation between judicial and medical institutions, as well as the necessity of establishing a national database for crime-related mental disorder cases. Keywords: Mental disorders, Criminal behavior, Forensic psychology, Crime and mental health. in-depth analysis of the relationship between Introduction: Mental and psychological disorders play psychological and mental disorders and criminal a significant role in driving individuals toward criminal behavior. The research also provides a theoretical and behavior, especially in cases of psychotic and antisocial practical framework for understanding how these personality disorders. However, the law deals with disorders influence criminal decision-making. As for its these cases with caution, exempting mentally ill legal significance, the research presents an analysis of individuals from full criminal responsibility in cases of the legal aspects related to the responsibility of loss of awareness or will, while imposing therapeutic or individuals suffering from psychological and mental preventive measures to protect society. Statistics disorders when committing crimes. This may indicate that a significant percentage of criminals with contribute to developing legislation and laws that mental disorders commit violent crimes, underscoring address these issues more fairly. the importance of understanding these disorders and providing appropriate care for individuals suffering Second: The Research Problem from them. The research problem revolves around studying the First - Significance of the Research relationship between mental and psychological disorders and the commission of crimes. The study Studying our research topic is important from both a seeks to understand how psychological and mental scientific and legal perspective. From a practical disorders affect individuals' behavior and drive them to perspective, the research enriches scientific knowledge commit criminal acts. The problem also includes an in forensic psychology and criminology by providing an American Journal Of Social Sciences And Humanity Research 71 https://theusajournals.com/index.php/ajsshr American Journal Of Social Sciences And Humanity Research (ISSN: 2771-2141) analysis of the legal, psychological, and social aspects restrictions on crimes. We will conclude our research that contribute to explaining this relationship, in with a conclusion containing the most important addition to studying criminal cases committed by conclusions and proposals that we will reach. individuals suffering from psychological and mental Chapter One disorders. The Nature of Mental and Psychological Disorders Third: Research Objectives Leading to Criminal Acts The research objectives are as follows: We decided to gradually present the causes of criminal 1. Analyze the relationship between mental and acts from the emergence of personal awareness in psychological disorders and criminal behavior by humans, focusing on their complexities and studying clinical and statistical cases that link dimensions. This is done by examining the context of psychological disorders to the commission of crimes. personality development and awareness within the individual from a philosophical and psychological 2. Understand the legal aspects of dealing with the perspective, while reviewing a set of theoretical views mentally disturbed by reviewing Iraqi legal texts and attempting to explain this complex process (1). We will jurisprudential rulings that govern the responsibility of then address the issue of mental and psychological the mentally disturbed for their criminal acts. disorders, which vary in their classification and are 3. Providing statistics on the prevalence of mental widespread a