Criminological and Psychiatric Profiles of Immigrant and Refugee Offenders

A Retrospective Analysis of Cases in a Forensic Setting

Bibliographic Data

ID21513585
AuthorsIlker Tasdemir (0000-0003-2968-3899, Turkey, corresponding author), Muhammed Emin Boylu (0000-0001-8832-2650, Turkey), Hızır Aslıyüksek (0000-0001-6845-3717, Turkey), Sefa Saygılı (0000-0002-2993-5825, Turkey), Kayıhan Oğuz Karamustafalıoğlu (Turkey)
Year2025
Volume69
Issue9
Pages1296-1315
Publication date2025-07-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0306-624X • E-ISSN: 1552-6933
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0306624x241236735
PMID38509760
OpenAlexW4393051384
LanguageEN
References cited23

This study aimed to scrutinize the characteristics of immigrant and refugee offenders within our institution, focusing on factors such as immigrant status, country of birth, duration of residence in Turkey, as well as psychiatric, socio-demographic, and criminal profiles. The data were obtained through a retrospective examination of case records referred to the Observation Department of the Council of Forensic Medicine for the assessment of criminal responsibility between 2017 and 2022. The study categorized the cases into two groups: refugees and immigrants, comprising 35 and 22 offenders, respectively. Significant differences in educational levels were identified between immigrants and refugees within our study group ( p p

Environmental health · Immigration · Mental health · Political science · Population · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Refugee · Residence · Sociology · Demography · Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees · Law · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research

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