ABSTRACT
One of the sayings or aphorisms of the Chicago School of Criminology is “to understand is to forgive”. Taking this premise as a point of departure, a case in point is a situation in which an individual is involved in a criminal case. The basic format is limited to analyzing mental disorders that are divided into four main types, namely: affective, bipolar, schizophrenic and borderline. The case studies at the end of the book that cover the subjects dealt with are indicative of the book’s purpose, namely its practicality. The language associated with wounds or injuries is a good example. According to Tiffon, “wounds speak”, as they are “the causal link” that connects the offender to the criminal act, or as far as the end result of the criminal act and the offender are concerned, the “desired intention”. The combined criterion was established in the sentence pronounced on May 29, 1948, and in some earlier precedents.
