In any society a small proportion of people with mental disorder present with behaviour that transgresses norms and violates the rights of others. Yet these people are often vulnerable themselves to violence, abuse or exploitation by others, or may be at risk of neglect or self-harm. Long conceptualised as a ‘forensic’ population, there has been a growing realisation that both protection of the public and the personal recovery of these patients must be championed by progressive, specialist clinicians.

This book brings together a wealth of wide-ranging views and...