Barnett W, Richter P, Renneberg B
Department of Psychiatry, University of Heidelberg, Germany.
Forensic Sci Int. 1999 Apr 12;101(1):49-54. doi: 10.1016/s0379-0738(99)00012-2.
The criminal careers of all arsonists convicted in former West-Germany between 1983 and 1985 who were found not to be responsible due to diminished responsibility for psychiatric reasons and a random sample (every third) of all criminally liable arsonists during the same period of time were followed up until 1994 by means of their trial records. Reappearance before the court for arson did not differ between the groups. When subjects are grouped by the additional occurrence of crimes other than arson, however, arsonists with diminished responsibility are the most problematic group: In comparison with all other subgroups, the arsonists who were partly responsible who did not commit any crimes other than arson showed the highest number of fire-setting incidents. Among the arsonists who committed other crimes as well, arsonists with diminished responsibility had the highest number of additional offences.
通过审判记录，对1983年至1985年间在前西德因精神原因责任能力减弱而被判定不负刑事责任的所有纵火犯以及同期所有应负刑事责任的纵火犯的随机样本（每第三个）的犯罪生涯进行了追踪，直至1994年。两组在因纵火再次出庭方面没有差异。然而，当根据除纵火之外的其他犯罪的额外发生情况对受试者进行分组时，责任能力减弱的纵火犯是最成问题的群体：与所有其他亚组相比，除纵火外未实施任何其他犯罪的部分应负责任的纵火犯纵火事件数量最多。在也实施了其他犯罪的纵火犯中，责任能力减弱的纵火犯额外犯罪的数量最多。
