An historical and personal view of forensic nursing services, Barry Topping-Morris; the clinical nurse specialist in forensic settings, Richard Benson; caring for mothers and babies in secure settings, Sita Devi; suicide risk in three controlled environments, Neil Kitchiner, et al; self harm in secure environments, Ann Aiyegbusi; nursing management of fire risk in controlled environments, Andrew McGleish; a view of seclusion in psychiatric nursing, Barry Topping-Morris; evaluating the preparation of forensic psychiatric nurses, Neil Kitchiner and Paul Rogers; the expanded role of the forensic psychiatric nurse, Philip Burnard.