Browsing Honours Theses by Author "Livingston, James D."

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The harsh reality of life after the verdict of not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder

Lefaive, Nicole Marie (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2019)

The finding of Not Criminally Responsible on account of Mental Disorder (NCRMD) is not a sentence, nor is it a finding of guilt or an acquittal. Rather, it is a disposition whereby the individual found NCRMD is found to ...
How stigma is a barrier for people with mental illness transitioning from forensic or correctional institutions into the community : a systematic review

MacMillan, Zachary (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2016)

People face a multitude of barriers when attempting to transition to the community from correctional or forensic institutions, including symptom management, substance abuse, and weak social ties. However, labeling and ...
How transition between an age-differentiated mental health system creates strain and criminological risk : a scoping review

Bennett, Stephanie Faith (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2017)

Youth with mental health problems face a multitude of problems and barriers when they transition from a youth to an adult mental health system, including: displacement form treatment or services, issues with health care ...
Psychiatrists in blue : a quantitative analysis of how police involvement in mental health crises affects social stigma

Banfield, Samantha (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2015)

This thesis explores the effects of how intertwining police and mental health services in the response to mental health crises contributes to the stigmatization of people with mental illness. The specific research question ...
“We need to understand their background, their circumstances and their plights and try to assist them” : a critical examination of the influence of race and gender on diversion to mental health court

Greenidge, Ariann (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2019)

Both people of colour and offenders with mental illness are overrepresented within the criminal justice system. With all these overrepresentations, its imaginable that there is an overlap of racialized offenders with mental ...