The Annotated Ontario Mental Health Statutes 5 E

Annotated Ontario Mental Health Statutes 5e is an up-to-date source of legislation and analysis in the area of mental health for Ontario. It now contains the mental health provisions in Part XX.1 of the Criminal Code. The format is easy to use and places the caselaw annotations and commentary adjacent to the related legislative provisions.

This book is an up-to-date, centralized source of legislation, related forms, and analysis in the area of mental health for Ontario. Annotations cover case law from Ontario and other jurisdictions current to November, 2006. Commentaries are practical and to the point. The format is easy to use and a table of cases has been provided.

Following the success of its first edition, this book further examines the issues a mentally disordered accused is likely to encounter from arrest to sentencing. The book provides a succinct overview of the key topics that judges, Crown and defence counsel, and mental health providers face in their work with mentally disordered offenders.