Shifts in the significant risk threshold

Auteurs-es

  • John Bradford McMaster University & St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
  • Gary Chaimowitz McMaster University & St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.15173/ijrr.v3i2.4582

Mots-clés :

Canadian Criminal Code, Forensic system, Mental Health, Significant threat, Significant risk, Winko, Review Board

Résumé

This Editorial addresses the concept of significant threat pertaining to Canadian law

Références

Canadian Criminal Code, L.R.C. (1985) ch. C-46 (last amended on December 12, 2017). (accessed on December 31, 2020)

R. v. Winko 1999. (accessed on December 31, 2020)

R. v. Ferguson, 2010 ONCA 810 . (accessed on December 31, 2020)

Wall (Re), 2017 ONCA 713. (accessed on December 31, 2020)

Collins (Re) 2018 ONCA 563. (accessed on December 31, 2020)

Swanson JW, Holzer CE, Ganju VK, Jono RT. Violence and psychiatric disorder in the community: evidence from the Epidemiologic Catchment Area surveys. Hosp Community Psychiatry. 1990;41(7):761–70

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2020-12-31 — Mis(e) à jour 2021-01-14

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Bradford, J., & Chaimowitz, G. (2021). Shifts in the significant risk threshold. International Journal of Risk and Recovery, 3(2), 1–5. https://doi.org/10.15173/ijrr.v3i2.4582 (Original work published 31 décembre 2020)

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Vol. 3 No. 2 (2020)

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Editorial

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