The Review Board Systems in Canada: An Overview of Results from the Mentally Disordered Accused Data Collection Study

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Table of Contents

• Acknowledgements
• Executive Summary
• 1. Introduction
  • 1.1 Not Criminally Responsible on Account of Mental Disorder
  • 1.2 Unfit to Stand Trial
  • 1.3 Present Study
• 2. Method
  • 2.1 Data Collection
  • 2.2 Sample and Weighting Procedure
• 3. Results
  • 3.1 Review Board Caseloads
  • 3.2 Demographic Profile of NCRMD/UST Accused
  • 3.3 Prior Involvement with the Criminal Justice System
  • 3.4 Most Serious Index Offence
  • 3.5 Primary Diagnosis
  • 3.6 Review Board Dispositions
  • 3.7 Case Processing Over Time: 1992/93 Cohort Analysis
  • 3.8 Attendees at Review Board Hearings
• 4. Conclusion
• Appendix A: Data Collection Form

Tables

• Table 1: Sample Size, Population, and Weight by Jurisdiction
• Table 2: Legal Status (NCRMD/UST) by Jurisdiction
• Table 3: Annual Admissions by Jurisdiction (1992-2004)
• Table 4: Legal Status (NCRMD/UST) By Demographic Information
• Table 5: Median Age By Demographic Information
• Table 6: Legal Status (NCRMD/UST) by Prior Involvement
• Table 7: Criminal History By Demographic Information
• Table 8: Legal Status (NCRMD/UST) By Most Serious Offence
• Table 9: Offence Type By Demographic Information
• Table 10: Legal Status (NCRMD/UST) By Primary Diagnosis
• Table 11: Primary, Secondary And Tertiary Diagnoses
• Table 12: Primary Diagnoses By Demographic Information
• Table 13: Offence Type By Primary Diagnosis
• Table 14: Legal Status (NCRMD/UST) By Initial Disposition
• Table 15: Legal Status (NCRMD/UST) By Conditions Imposed At Initial Hearing
• Table 16: Original Disposition By Offence Type
• Table 17: Offence Type By Conditions Imposed At Initial Hearing
• Table 18: Primary Diagnoses By Original Disposition
• Table 19: Primary Diagnoses By Conditions Imposed At Initial Hearing
• Table 20: Pre/Post Winko Analysis Of Ncrmd Dispositions
• Table 21: Pre/Post Winko Analysis Of Conditions Imposed At Initial Hearing
• Table 22: Legal Status (NCRMD/UST) By Time in the System (Cases Admitted in 1992/93)
• Table 23: Time in the System By Demographic Information, Diagnoses and Offence Type (Cases Admitted in 1992/93)
• Table 24: Attendees at First Hearing

Figures

• Figure 1: Annual Admissions, Releases And Population Growth
• Figure 2: Offence Comparison Between Review Board Cases And Adult Criminal Court
• Figure 3: Disposition Patterns: A Follow-Up Of NCRMD/UST Cases

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