Study Emotional Intelligence of Criminals Based on the Kind of Crime and Its Relation to the Mental Health

Emotional intelligence is the ability to identify, assess, and control the emotions of oneself, of others, and of groups. Various models and definitions have been proposed of which the ability and trait Emotional intelligence models are the most widely accepted in the scientific literature. The purpose of this paper is to review the current literature in relation to mental illness and criminal behavior. The material presented for discussion was selected from forensic and general psychiatric literature. In order to accumulate data weused Schulte Self-Report Inventory (SSRI) and General Health Questionnaire (GHQ).in order to analyze the data; the Pierson coefficient, unilateral variance analysis, T-Test and Toki Line Test were have been used. The Pierson coefficient has shown that the amount of relation between Emotional intelligence and mental health of criminals is equal to -. /613. Contemporary studies of prison populations illustrated the difficulty in relating mental illness to crime. Papers presenting research revealed important implications for mental health policy and the way in which the penal system deals with mentally disordered offenders. Methodological problems associated with criminological and psychiatric research were addressed in relation to the exploration of whether people suffering from a mental illness are more dangerous or violent than other people.