A Statistical Consideration of an Eleven Year History of the

Forensic Psychiatric Hospital of Korea

 Sang Sub Choi M.D.& Ph.D. Forensic Psychiatric Hospital

Ministry of Justice, Republic of Korea

 I. Mentally Disordered Offenders

 After opening in November 3, 1987,until the end of 1988 more than 490 mentally

disordered offenders (MDOs) institutionalized in the several mental hospitals in Korea were

transferred to the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital. Newly admitted MDOs increased every year

thereafter. As an example: in 1989, 107 new MDOs were admitted, and in 1997, 203 MDOs were admitted. By the end of 1997, the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital of Korea held a total of 1,849 patients.

The diagnoses of these 1,849 mentally disordered offenders were as follows:

schizophrenia 69.5%, epilepsy 5.2%, personality disorders 4.2%, mental retardation 4%, alcohol

dependency 2.6%, substance abuse 2.2%.

The crimes for which these MDOs were sentenced are as follows: homicide 33.8%,

battery 18.7%, manslaughter 12.4%, theft 8.6%, arson 6.6%, robbery2.8%, rape 2.4%, substance

abuse 1.8%.

Of the 1,849 patients studied over this eleven-year period, 71.3% were convicted of

their first offense, 11.9% of their second, 4.9% of their third, 3.5% of their fourth and 8.3% of

their fifth offense.

77 MDOs were readmitted after discharge, comprising 6.8% of the 1,141 discharged

MDOs. The 77 MDOs readmitted over the eleven year period were reported to have

committed crimes as follows: theft 30 (38.2%), substance abuse 14 (18.2%), battery 11

(14.3%), homicide 4 (5.2%), arson 6 (7.8%), robbery 5 (6.5%), rape 5 (6.5%). These 77

readmitted MDOs have been diagnosed as follows: schizophrenia 36 (46.7%), substance abuse

15 (19.5%), mental retardation 4 (5.2%), personality disorders 4 (5.2%), epilepsy 1 (1.3%),

delusional disorder 1 (1.3%), alcohol dependency 1 (1.3%).

 II. Mental Evaluation for Criminal Responsibility

 A total of 1,331 mentally disordered offenders were provided with mental evaluations

at the hospital over this eleven-year period. Their evaluations are as follows: schizophrenia

431 (30.3%), personality disorders 124 (8.7%), mental retardation 108 (7.6%), delusional

disorder 67 (4.7%), organic mental disorder 42 (3.0%).

Of these 1,331 persons evaluated, 449 (33.7%) were sentenced "not guilty by reason

of insanity", and 228 (17.1%) were sentenced "guilty but with diminished capacity".

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