The Mind of a Killer. How the brain of those who commit crimes works

Judicial psychiatrists are a small group of doctors whose main task is to find out the motives of a person who is in custody, and to establish why a crime was committed. For work in this area, strong nerves, a good stomach, an understanding of the legal and psychiatric language are needed, and also the ability to look into the abyss and at the same time not to recoil, seeing a real monster at its very depths.
In order to understand which person is sitting in front of him, the judicial psychiatrist usually asks him different questions: about the family, about work or about new interests.

- Why do people kill?
- Where should you determine a person who is in custody: to a psychiatric hospital or in prison?
- Is he crazy or guilty?
- What was he before the commission of a crime?
- If he is sick, are there any chances of recovery?

Richard Taylor tells how a forensic psychiatric examination is carried out and the assessment of people who have committed a serious crime and are preparing for freedom. His book is a collection of cases from his practice, among which there are sensational deeds, and reflection on the nature of the human psyche