The Telegraph reports on something that has been an informal topic of discussion for some time now. The record number of individuals given life terms in the UK who are now out on parole.
This in a country whose recidivism rate is much higher than the “two thirds of parolees will reoffend within sixty months” that is the norm. Perhaps a part of the problem could be described as “emphasis.”
Briefly quoting the Telegraph item linked above: “No matter where our future landing place lies, the Board will continue to focus on maintaining the highest standards of case management and decision making as part of our core mission of working with others to protect the public.”
Bluntly, a Parole Board’s core mission is to protect the public, not to “maintain the highest standards of case management.” That mission becomes all the more important in a time when budget cuts threaten to reduce the number of UK police officers by up to 60,000 men.
Everything considered, if I were a Brit, I would start looking for a way out of the crime ridden landing strip that used to be England. Because it’s bad now, and it can only get worse.
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