Dr. Roland M. Jones is a scientist with the Institute for Mental Health Policy Research and a forensic psychiatrist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). He is also an associate professor in the Division of Forensic Psychiatry at the University of Toronto and at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health.
Dr. Jones trained in psychiatry in the UK and New Zealand, with additional subspecialty training in general adult and forensic psychiatry. He holds an MSc in Epidemiology from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and a PhD in Psychiatric Epidemiology from Cardiff University, UK. Before relocating to Canada in 2017, Dr. Jones chaired the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Faculty of Forensic Psychiatry in Wales. He is the recipient of the 2022 research prize from the Royal College of Psychiatrists faculty of Forensic Psychiatry, UK.
Areas of Research
Dr. Jones’ research centres on correctional psychiatry, violence and offending associated with mental disorders, as well as risk assessment, treatment, and long-term outcomes for individuals found Not Criminally Responsible (NCR) or unfit to stand trial.
His current projects include studying health service utilization among forensic patients and prisoners through clinical and ICES data linkage, and exploring clinical, social, and environmental factors influencing recidivism among prisoners with mental health issues. Dr. Jones developed and evaluated the Clinical Global Impression – Corrections (CGI-C), a symptom rating scale now widely used in correctional facilities across Canada.
Publications
View Dr. Jones’ publications on Google Scholar.