Odejide A O
Afr J Med Med Sci. 1979 Mar-Jun;8(1-2):41-4.
Two thousand, one hundred and fifty-eight offenders committed for trial at the Ibadan Magistrate courts between 1974 and 1975 were reviewed. A preponderance of males (95.9%) and young adults (81% less than 40 years) was found in the population of the offenders. A decline in criminal offences was found with increase in age. Stealing was found to be the commonest crime and it was about half (49%) of the total offences. There were significant increases in fraud and assault between 1974 and 1975. Within the 2 years, only cases of homicide (twenty-three out of seventy-one cases) were referred for psychiatric assessment. Attempted suicide and drug abuse were not referred. It was concluded that psychiatric cases can commit any form of crime and that where the sanity of a criminal, whatever the type, is doubted, he should be referred for psychiatric evaluation.
对1974年至1975年间在伊巴丹治安法院受审的2158名罪犯进行了审查。发现罪犯群体中男性占多数（95.9%），且以年轻人为主（81%年龄小于40岁）。发现犯罪率随年龄增长而下降。盗窃被发现是最常见的犯罪，约占总犯罪数的一半（49%）。1974年至1975年间，欺诈和攻击案件显著增加。在这两年内，仅对杀人案件（71起案件中的23起）进行了精神科评估。自杀未遂和药物滥用案件未被转诊评估。得出的结论是，精神疾病患者可能犯下任何形式的罪行，并且无论罪犯类型如何，只要对其精神状态存疑，就应将其转诊进行精神科评估。
