Criminal Code Mental Disorder Research Paper

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The criminal code for Mental Disorder Under the Criminal Code Mental Disorder, the policy is geared to treat the mentally ill; a person who commits a violent act while stuffing from a mental disorder would not be criminally responsible for his or her action unless it is proven that the accused is unfit to stand trial a mental assessment would be passed out to be sure that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the accused is suffering from a mental illness. Some examples, an assessment has to be done by a medical doctor or any other qualified person chosen by Attorney General to conduct the assessment, the accused has to remain in custody while the order is in force Also, under the Criminal Code Mental Disorder if a person is found

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