A Review of the Amendments to the Criminal Code of Canada (Mental Disorder) Journal Articles

abstract

• On February 4, 1992, Bill C-30, an Act to Amend the Criminal Code of Canada (Mental Disorder), the National Defence Act and the Young Offenders Act, was officially proclaimed. The authors provide an overview of this legislation and raise some concerns regarding certain sections of the Criminal Code.

authors

• Swaminath, RS
• Norris, PD
• Komer, William
• Sidhu, G

status

• published 

publication date

• October 1993

has subject area

• 11 Medical and Health Sciences (FoR)
• 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences (FoR)
• Canada (MeSH)
• Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders (MeSH)
• Humans (MeSH)
• Insanity Defense (MeSH)
• Mental Disorders (MeSH)
• Psychiatry (Science Metrix)
• Social Responsibility (MeSH)

published in

• Canadian Journal of Psychiatry  Journal

keywords

• Canada
• Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders
• Humans
• Insanity Defense
• Mental Disorders
• Social Responsibility

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1177/070674379303800808

PubMed ID

• 8242533

start page

• 567

end page

• 570

volume

• 38

issue

• 8