The National Trajectory Project of Individuals Found Not Criminally Responsible on Account of Mental Disorder in Canada. Part 1: Context and Methods. (March 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Crocker, Anne G; Nicholls, Tonia L; Seto, Michael C; Côté, Gilles; Charette, Yanick; Caulet, Malijai
• Is Part Of: Canadian journal of psychiatry =. Volume 60:Number 3(2015)
• Page Start: 98
• Page End: 105
• Publication Date: 2015-03
• Subjects: forensic -- mental health -- National Trajectory Project -- not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder -- mental disorder -- criminality -- violence -- review board; Psychiatry -- Periodicals; Psychiatry -- Canada -- Periodicals; 616.8900971
• DOI: 10.1177/070674371506000304
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0706-7437

Abstract

The National Trajectory Project examined longitudinal data from a large sample of people found not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder (NCRMD) to assess the presence of provincial differences in the application of the law, to examine the characteristics of people with serious mental illness who come into conflict with the law and receive this verdict, and to investigate the trajectories of NCRMD–accused people as they traverse the mental health and criminal justice systems. Our paper describes the rationale for the National Trajectory Project and the methods used to collect data in Quebec, Ontario, and British Columbia, the 3 most populous provinces in Canada and the 3 provinces with the most people found NCRMD.