'Sleepless nights over high-risk offenders'
THE risks posed by dangerous offenders gives police and crime commissioner Matthew Grove sleepless nights, he said.
At yesterday's scrutiny committee in Beverley, he admitted the issue was the one which had troubled him most since being elected to the new role four months ago.
"It is the one thing I lose sleep over," he told councillors.
"There are a few hundred individuals out there who are absolutely high-risk offenders.
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"They are rapists, child molesters and murderers and while none of them are allowed to go around completely free from the attention of the police and other organisations, they are still very high-risk.
"We have to make sure we get the right arrangements in place to protect the public from re-offenders because, if we don't, the consequences are truly hideous.
"Happily, I have to say the arrangements here between the police, the prisons and the probation service are outstanding."
Comments
by SuperRick
Friday, March 08 2013, 10:12AM
“Every time you speak Mr Grove, you seem to confirm that you appear to know very little. The PCC has no role here, it is MAPPA that supervises offenders and nationally there are only a few hundred serious offenders labelled the 'critical few' and of course the excellent Probation Service - an organisation that is in the process of being privatised - ironically by the party Mr Grove represents! London no longer has Probation - it is completely run by SERCO - more regions to follow!
As Mr Grove points out, supervision is generally very successful and there are very few incidents of serious re-offending nationally, let alone in the ER. The odd serious incident is well reported and therefore overshadows the excellent processes in place. Sleep easy Mr Grove!
The problem is with these PCC posts, is that anyone can apply, you do not need any knowledge or qualifications and in my opinion, Mr Grove seems to be a good example of why we need to challenge the role itself!”