Acknowledgments

• Author: Hy Bloom, Richard D Schneider
• Pages: 23-24

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Acknowledgments

The original work upon which t his book is based — The Mentally Disordere d

Offende r: An Electronic Bench Boo k (EBB, National Judicial Institute, 2005) —

would not have been possible without the conceptual, editoria l, and technical

assistance of the National Judicial Institute (N JI) staff and former staff: Su-

san Lightstone, Christine Woodrow, Benjamin Gianni, and Charles Nezan.

We are also indebted to George M Thomson, Senior Director, International

Programs, NJI, and to the Honourable Douglas H Carr uthers, Chair of the

Ontario Review Board, for their foresight in recogni zing the need for judi-

cial education in this area, a nd for their encouragement throughout. This

second edition is based upon our recently updated version (2017) of the Elec-

tronic Benc h Book.

Completing a work of this scope is diff‌icu lt, if not impossible, without a

“point person” — a hands- on administrative and organiz ational task master.

In this regard, we express our grat itude to Saena Cha, who tirelessly oversaw

the completion of the orig inal proje ct. She and her successor, Joy Santiago,

added their creative touches to each edition, and insured t heir unwavering

course to press.

2017 Update

The NJI wishes to thank D r Hy Bloom and the Honourable Justice Richard

D Schneider1 for their extensive work updating the ent irety of this bench

book. The NJI also wishes to tha nk Jenni Campbell and Simon Ayotte for

their research assistance. Special t hanks to Kathr yn Poliquin for all her

hard work getting the update ready for publication.

1 Hy Bloom & Richard D Schn eider, Mental Disorder and th e Law: A Primer for Lega l and

Mental Health Professionals (Toronto, ON: Irwin L aw, 2006).