Incidence, tendency to crime in Subject with psychophysic doubt requirement for the driving license idoneity in psychodiagnostic

Abstract

In the contemporary society often there have been criminal acts under psychotropic substances effects, like road accidents. From our ambulatory experience, started in December 1996, in association with the Local Medical Commission of Naples (CML), refers to sample of 2135 subject (n. 44 women) with psycho-physical doubt for the driving idoneity, mostly visited for drive or accident down psychotropic substances (New Highway Code). The 28.0% of the general sample (U), refers to penal records: in this study we intend to view the bias of crime disposition on the drive behaviour.

To reach the aim, we matched the results of the psycho-diagnostic tests of the Uncensored Subjects (group I) with the ones of the Criminals (group C). The results show that the C group is submitted to the psycho-test for driving under illegal drugs, and the I group for drunken driving. The former group lives in low social condition, due to a poor cultural status. The latter, mean aged 30, is, generally, single, childless, middle-high cultured, has a better social economic condition.

The mental tests show for both groups a predisposed personality, weak, aggressive, repressed, dependent from the primary figure, with intellective disorders; such characteristics are more pathologic in the group C. The exam of the habits shows an inadequate behaviour, due to the abuse of drugs (alcohol, drug, nicotine, caffeine and psychodrugs). The difference between the two groups is related to the way of consumption: occasional for the former and frequent for the latter. The results of the tests show in I group a greater percentage of positive or suspect subjects to the diagnosis for alcoholism, while in C group, the majority tends to the drug addiction or ex drug addiction. Both group are in a borderline status, even if a part of C group is not in equilibrium status.

Only the 15.5% of the general sample (U), not in balance status, will not be valuate fit for driving from the CML (C group prevails). Both groups show an individual tendency for some attitudes. The I group is less cold and offensive, with tendency to reflection, while, the C group, lacking of introspection, has got no consciousness of its actions, condition that not allow to alter the style of life. It is evident that in spite of the controls of the New Highway Code (285/92) there is, still, a part of young Italians, which drives and makes damages under the effect of psychotropic substances (general sample).

It should be promoted some raising campaigns with the aim to teach “respect” that watch over and bring up correctly the people with adequate information. Then, we should operate for the recovery of the criminals, modifying the educational systems in use with the renewal of the country to give, out of the jail, social and educative supports, to guarantee employment, respect and dignity to the person.