She was arrested on Jan. 30 when Department of Justice officials became suspicious and initiated an investigation. She was released after her first appearance in court last Monday, but has since been placed in custody because some conditions of her release were not met.

Her next appearance in territorial court in Iqaluit is scheduled for Feb. 18.

Bannerman, from Rusagonis, N.B., was responsible for assessing the mental health of inmates on admittance to the Baffin Corrections Centre and again when they become eligible for release, according to deputy justice minister Don Cooper.

She also provided counselling to inmates.

"We are reviewing all of her work very carefully ... to reassure ourselves that she hasn't done something that she should not have," Cooper said. He added that he couldn't say how many inmates she dealt with during her five-month tenure.

Although the department's officials aren't aware of any specific cases, their major concern, according to Cooper, is that she may have proclaimed an offender rehabilitated when that person is still a danger to society.

It isn't Bannerman's identity that's in question, but her credentials, Cooper noted. She is believed to have forged a transcript of marks, he said.

Cooper added that Bannerman came "highly regarded" from her previous places of employment -- two different government-run institutions in Ontario where she spent a combined 12 years.

However, the Department of Justice became suspicious when Bannerman didn't meet her requirement to register with the Psychologists' Association of the NWT.

"I think that made people start to wonder a little bit," Cooper said.