CRIM 314 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Mental Health Consumer, Outpatient Commitment, Involuntary Commitment
14 Dec 2017
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In bc, legislation reflects concern for protection and treatment. May be used to restrict liberty of those deemed as threats (to selves and others) Crim314 unit 3: civil commitment and the justice system. Examine the legal structure underlying the mental health system in canada. In the cjs ^ is not generally available. In ontario, it is possible to be subjected to community treatment order w/o having been. If mental health consumers fail to follow conditions of outpatient commitment, they may be. Only applicable to civilly committed persons who have initially been hospitalized and later. Did not differ in age, employment status, education level, previous criminal behaviour released on leave from hospital hospitalized admitted to the hospital as involuntary patients. Characteristics of psychiatric inpatients detained under civil commitment legislation: a canadian. Comparison of psychiatric patients who were involuntarily hospitalized vs. voluntarily hospitalized. Involuntary hospitalization may be damaging to one"s self-esteem, reputation, and social standing in the community.
