Thank you, Mr. Chair.
My thanks to the witnesses for joining us today.
Following the study conducted in 2002 by the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, the federal Department of Justice set up a data collection system for mentally disordered accused. According to those data, almost 50% of the accused found not criminally responsible or unfit to stand trial do not have a criminal record and a large majority of violent accused are suffering from schizophrenia (up to 75%), organic brain disorders (71%) or disorders related to the abuse of alcohol or other substances (82%).
Could you tell me what the recidivism rate is for the accused found not criminally responsible and whether it is higher than the rate for offenders who have served time in prison.