The case of Naomi Bryant, murdered by a released rapist, and John Monckton, whose killer was also being supervised, generated negative press coverage and questions about the nature of Probation Service supervision.

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The next day, Volcker admonished the press for misrepresenting his intentions, and broadened the blame game to the laissez-faire climate of benign supervision.

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