ALKOHOL KAO KRIMINOGENI ČIMBENIK KOD UBOJSTVA I POKUŠAJA UBOJSTVA

The aim of this research was to study and learn about the characteristics of homicide due to the psychological and physical condition of the perpetrator and characteristics of individual offender. We have investigated the characteristics of the offender with respect to their psychophysical condition, socio-demographic variables, psychosocial characteristics and the characteristics of the crime. We analyzed the terms of alcoholism, acute alcohol intoxication and murder. The study was conducted on the forensic psychiatric expertise at the Institute for Forensic Psychiatry Dr. Ivan Barbot in Popovaca on male offenders for homicide and attempted homicide in the Republic of Croatia. The research results show the specifics of the three treatment groups (perpetrators that were acutely intoxicated, offenders with a diagnosis of alcoholism, and the perpetrators which were sober in the time of offense), particularly in terms of variables related to age, marital status, socioeconomic status, history of commission of criminal offenses and number of previous hospitalizations. Results demonstrate that knowledge and understanding of the mentioned issues is important for the profession of social work, and that it can be helpful in daily work, both in prevention and in the work with perpetrators of the murder and their families.