Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine

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  • Year: 2009
  • Volume: 31
  • Issue: 4

Specialized scales for criminal responsibility assessments

  • Author:
  • V. Vijaynath1,, M. R. Anitha2, G. M. Raju3
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 409 to 412

1Forensic Medicine Department, SSIMSRC, Davangere, Karnataka - 577005.

2Department of Anatomy, SSIMSRC, Davangere, Karnataka - 577005.

3Forensic Medicine Department, JJM Medical College, Davangere, Karnataka-577004.

*Corresponding author: E-mail: drvijaynath@gmail.com

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Abstract

Two specialized scales were developed in the 1980s to standardize and facilitate insanity evaluations: the Rogers Criminal Responsibility Assessment Scales (R-CRAS) and the Mental State at the Time of the Offense Screening Evaluation (MSE).

Keywords

Mental status, severity, law