Fitness to Stand Trial and Criminal Responsibility Assessments (Ongoing)

The Section on Criminal Justice has met to discuss how to re-engage the federal government and others to amend Section 672.1 of the Criminal Code of Canada to explicitly designate psychologists to be able to perform assessments of fitness to stand trial and criminal responsibility.  In 2017, the CPA released the following position paper Fitness to Stand Trial and Criminal Responsibility Assessments in Canada: Improving Access to Qualified Mental Health Professionals.