Bio
Kerry Daynes is an English consultant forensic psychologist and works with her team of forensic psychologists and psychotherapists for social, health and criminal justice agencies concerned with individuals who present a risk to themselves or to others.
Kerry has commented as an expert on Granada, Sky One, Sky News, the BBC, Radio 2 and Channel 4. She wrote the Inside the Mind column for Crime Confidential magazine and appeared in the Sky documentary series Killing Mum and Dad screened in February/March 2006.
Kerry understands the psychology of evil and can diagnose personality traits that left unchecked (often at childhood) can result in a dangerous, destructive and sometimes murderous individual.
Her areas of expertise include: personality disorder, mental illness, violence, psychopaths learning disability, anger/anger management, narcissism, offender rehabilitation and rape amongst others.
Forensic Psychology is the application of psychological theories (knowledge) and methods to understanding and providing solutions to the problems that arise in a forensic context. (The word 'forensic' literally means 'of the courts').
Whenever a particularly serious, violent or sexual offence is committed, a number of key questions arise in relation to the offender - why did they do it, what was their state of mind at the time of the offence, and are they likely to do it again?
The people who employ Kerry and her team trust her to give them clear, coherent answers to these questions and practical, defensible advice and guidelines on how to make the person safe.
Kerry studied Psychology at Sheffield University and then went to work in a maximum security prison on a voluntary basis for eight months.
She was subsequently offered a place with the NHS as a Trainee Forensic Psychologist and studied for a Masters degree in Legal and Forensic Psychology whilst in training.
She spent seven years as a qualified psychologist working in medium secure units managing and treating mentally disordered offenders - a challenging group in which complex issues of mental illness, personality disorder and/or learning disability interact with offending behaviour.
In 2001 she started to undertake case work for the Family Law Courts, assessing parents who were involved in Care Proceedings where, for example, children had been removed from parents and taken into care as a result of physical and sexual abuse, neglect or domestic violence.
In 2003 she set up Kerry Daynes Limited, her own private practice. She acts as an Expert Witness in Criminal Court Proceedings, and lectures to post-grad students at Manchester University.
In 2008 she was the host of the Crime & Investigation Network's factual documentary series The Making of a Monster, in which she examines some of the most infamous cases and goes in search of in-depth, personal interviews with convicted criminals and killers.