Investigating the Origins of the Contrived Accidents Within Forensic Medicine and Offering Mitigation Strategies

The persistent rise in road accidents has become a paramount concern, drawing the attention of policymakers and planners due to the consequential human and financial losses. The reported statistics on driving violations and deliberate or unintentional damages inadequately encapsulate the full spectrum of infractions. Rather, incidents stemming from violations and unintentional driving errors frequently surpass the officially recorded statistics.

This study's principal aim was to investigate the causes of contrived accidents, referred to forensic medicine, and devise preventive strategies within the Hamedan province. The study encompassed two distinct segments. The first involved an examination of case files concerning individuals responsible for contrived accidents spanning from 2011 to 2018, totaling 195 cases. The second segment comprised insights gathered from professionals, including experts in insurance, judiciary judges, forensic medicine specialists, and university professors. A selective and snowball sampling method identified 33 participants. Data analysis employed exploratory factor analysis, and SPSS served as the primary analytical software.

Through analysis, six pivotal factors emerged as influential in the inception of contrived accidents. These factors, ranked in order of significance, encompass economic aspects, laxity in regulatory laws, shortcomings in insurance legislation, socio-cultural elements, the criminal history of perpetrators, and psychological determinants.

The conducted investigation into the origins of contrived accidents highlighted the pronounced role of profit-centric motives in their occurrence. This factor appears correlated with the personality traits and motivational drivers of individuals.