In this volume of New Directions for Mental Health Services, the contributors have described some of the concerns clinicians address in working at the interface between mental health and the law. These concerns include the specialized training and experience necessary to function effectively and the issues of safety and security facing clinicians as they work with dangerous mentally ill offenders. This is the 69th issue of New Directions for Mental Health Services. For more information on the series, please see the Journals and Periodicals page.