Pamela J Taylor CBE, MRCP, FRCPsych, FMedSci, is Professor of Forensic Psychiatry, Cardiff University and immediate past Chair of the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Forensic Psychiatry Faculty. She has previously practised in the USA and held a range of clinical and managerial roles in the UK, including Head of Medical Services for the Special Hospitals’ Service Authority (1990-1995), Member of the Inner London Probation Service Executive Board (1992-2002), and lead for a young men’s high security hospital personality disorder unit (1995-2004). She has published widely, co-edited the book Forensic Psychiatry: Clinical, Legal and Ethical Issues (2nd Edn 2014) and is editor-in-chief for the journal Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health. Trusteeships include Crime in Mind, a new research charity.