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Rebecca Mayrhofer and other victim advocates have long sought reform of the system handling offenders deemed not criminally responsible by reason of mental disorder.
VANCOUVER — Rebecca Mayrhofer said she felt "100 per cent frustrated" when she heard about a triple stabbing in Vancouver's Chinatown on the weekend, that police allege was committed by a man on day release from psychiatric detention.
Critics say the system doesn't prioritize community safety, while lawyers working in the system say risk assessments are made with careful consideration
The sister of a B.C. man who was murdered and dismembered by a friend in 2010 said the “system is broken” and it “desperately needs a change.”
Rebecca Mayrhofer and other victim advocates have long sought reform of the system handling offenders deemed not criminally responsible by reason of mental disorder.