I am the manager of a 38 bed unit in a forensic psychiatric hospital. Our population consists of people found to be Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity. I love my job, but it has made me somewhat jaded since I have seen so much violence and dysfunction. Nothing really shocks me anymore. I have seen patients attempt suicide, attempt to kill other people, and I even had one guy bite a chunk off of another patient's face and chew and swallow it. We are given no weapons, armor, or any other protective means. To stay safe we are given rigorous training and our fellow co-workers....that's it.