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is whether such people are inherently evil or whether they are sick. my guest today has spent more than three decades trying to treat some of the most violent offenders here in the uk. dr gwen adshead is a forensic psychiatrist as well as a psychotherapist, and has worked across a range of secure hospitals, prisons and in the community. why does she urge compassion and understanding for those who many brand as being simply evil? dr gwen adshead, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much, zeinab. why did you decide to choose a career where you provide counselling and therapy to people ...

it's the first time in her career the 19—year—old has lost the opening match of a grand slam event. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi. how should society deal with the perpetrators of horrific crimes — the child killers, the serial murderers, sadists and those who commit acts of extreme sexual violence? well, a starting point is whether such people are inherently evil or whether they are sick. my guest today has spent more than three decades trying to treat some of the most violent offenders here in the uk. dr gwen adshead is a forensic psych...

"As society continues to grapple with the consequences of violent behaviors, increasing efforts to understand and mitigate the risks of such behaviors using evidence-based methods and tools will be essential."

Do you not worry about your own personal safety when you are just one to one, in a room on your own with these people? no, not at all. and that's really for two reasons. one is, and this may be a surprise to people, which is that most people who've done horrible things are not in a cruel and violent state of mind all the time. it's not that they spend every waking minute looking to hurt somebody. often, their cruelty and their violence arose in a very particular context, and i'm not in that context. and the other thing is that i work in secure settings where we expect violence risk to be aroun...

TWO teenagers have been sentenced for the murder and manslaughter of Reece Tansey. Here we print, in full, the sentencing remarks made by the judge,…