title: The national trajectory project of individuals found not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder in Canada. Part 1: context and methods.
abstract: The National Trajectory Project examined longitudinal data from a large sample of people found not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder (NCRMD) to assess the presence of provincial differences in the application of the law, to examine the characteristics of people with serious mental illness who come into conflict with the law and receive this verdict, and to investigate the trajectories of NCRMD-accused people as they traverse the mental health and criminal justice systems. Our paper describes the rationale for the National Trajectory Project and the methods used to collect data in Quebec, Ontario, and British Columbia, the 3 most populous provinces in Canada and the 3 provinces with the most people found NCRMD.
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec; Associate Director, Policy and Knowledge Exchange, Douglas Mental Health University Institute Research Centre, Montreal, Quebec.
authors.forename: Anne G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Crocker
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia; Senior Research Fellow, Forensic Psychiatric Services Commission, BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services, Coquitlam, British Columbia.
authors.forename: Tonia L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Nicholls
authors.affiliation: Director of Forensic Rehabilitation Research, Royal Ottawa Health Care Group, Brockville, Ontario.
authors.forename: Michael C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Seto
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Psychology, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, Quebec; Director, Philippe-Pinel Institute Research Centre, Montreal, Quebec.
authors.forename: Gilles
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Côté
authors.affiliation: Post-doctoral Fellow, Department of Sociology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut; Student, Department of Criminology, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec.
authors.forename: Yanick
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Charette
authors.affiliation: National Coordinator, National Trajectory Project, Douglas Mental Health University Institute Research Centre, Montreal, Quebec.
authors.forename: Malijai
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Caulet
mesh_terms: D001955:British Columbia / Q000453:epidemiology; D057237:Criminals / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D028642:Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009864:Ontario / Q000453:epidemiology; D011792:Quebec / Q000453:epidemiology