You may write about one of the topics generally, or focus on a specific case.
Suggested Topics:
• The Mental Health of First Responders
• Prisons and Mental Health
• Mental Health Courts
• Ontario Review Board
• Psychiatry and the Criminal Justice System
• Sexual Offenders
• The Relationship between Mental Health and Criminality
• Patient Rights
• Unconditional Discharges
• Treatment (historical or current)
• Institutionalization
• Criminalization of the Mentally Ill
The paper will need to:
• Explain the historical context
• Describe the applicable legislation
• Describe and analyze the main features of the topic
• Discuss any controversies with an argument in the end of what you think and what influenced that opinion.
