Summer 2011

Healing justice

cover art by Jai Wax

Custody and caring

Striking a delicate balance in a forensic hospital… more»

Wrong place, wrong time

One man’s crusade to keep people with FASD out of jail… more»

Betting on time

Why don’t prisons offer gambling treatment?… more»

Stopping the revolving door

Drug court workers help break cycle of addiction and crime… more»

“I believe in second chances”

Female offenders make strides towards community reintegration… more»

Forensic mental health services

Meeting the challenge of illness and offending… more»

Q&A

Psychiatrists in blue: Improving police responses to people with mental illness… more»

The last word

Do community treatment orders work? more»

note from the editor

“Canadian penitentiaries are becoming the largest psychiatric facilities in the country,” according to a 2010 report from the Office of the Correctional Investigator… more»

A view from CAMH

We have come a long way in how we think about and offer services for people with mental health problems who come into contact with police and the legal system.… more»

research update

Recent studies from around the world… more»

innovation

More than just business behind bars… more»

myth busters

Fighting myths about youth violence… more»

Event Calendar

Upcoming events and notices… more»

Feedback

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