The impact of Canadian Criminal Code changes on remands and assessments of fitness to stand trial and criminal responsibility in British Columbia

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 509-514

  Roesch, Ronald ^a   Ogloff, James R P ^a   Hart, Stephen D ^a   Dempster, Rebecca J ^a   Zapf, Patricia A ^a   Whittemore, Karen E ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Criminal responsibility; Fitness to stand trial; Forensic assessment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; COURT; FITNESS; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; LAW; MENTAL DISEASE; OFFENDER; POLICY; RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 0030818726     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674379704200508     Document Type: Article

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