Assessment if the relation between Crime and Mizaj (Case study of Malayer)

Based on the viewpoint of Persian medicine, the behavioral dimension of particular Mizaj (temperament)s is defined as to appear to be more talented in the actions of the crime.
Since, Lack of comprehensive study on the relevant of Mizajes and delinquency, so the Present study was conducted to investigate relationship between the 9 temperaments with delinquency in the Malayer’s city. In this descriptive- analytical study, Mojahedi Ten item Mizaj Questionnaire, was distributed in two groups of males in 20-40 years old of Prisoners and non- prisoners in Malayer’s city in 1395. According to this questionnaire, was defined the temperament of the criminals and common population. In 9 groups of temperamental and research findings have analyzed in two parts of descriptive and deductive with SPSS software, in descriptive analysis of single variable are discussed to the results of the variables of the types of temperamental; And for transparency of data. Have used of descriptive statistics tables (absolute frequency, frequency of gathering), and in the inferential analysis section has been used, of the chi-square and umann whitney test. There was meaningful relationship between the temperament of criminals and common people (P=0.00).
The difference in habitual was different between the groups of criminals and common people and it was confirmed, with reliance 0.95 and also the difference in habitual in criminal persons with number 12.134 was more than common peoples with number of 88.92 and it was cold and dry in prevailing temperament prisoners. It seems, according to the results of this study, there is relationship between Mizaj of people and the talent of committing a crime. To prove this probability, it is necessary a research in other areas and with more sample size.

Please cite this article as: Rostami H, Zohrehvand H, Mojahedi M. Assessment if the relation between Crime and Mizaj (Case study of Malayer). Iran J Med Law 2019; 13(49): 195-214.