The Mad and The Bad is an exploration of the dark nexus of mental illness and criminality. The many unique observations unfold through the eyes of a prison psychiatrist with more than 35 years of experience. Each chapter uncovers real-world clues to disorders like antisocial personalities, schizophrenia and bipolar disorders, substance abuse and little-known sexual perversions, and how these trouble-laden proclivities lure people into criminality. The individual profiles are rife with puzzling questions. What kind of person winds up in jail, over and over again, for the same reason? How do women survive the stark realities of prison life? Are there any limits in the mind of a cold-blooded killer? What motivates a life-long thief? As author Dr. John Hale proposes, there are no simple or universal answers where the worlds of madness and criminality intersect.
