He said other than the risk of attacks it could also cause the offender to go to ground by changing his name, moving around, or opting out of probation supervision, "thereby increasing risk to children".

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Given the high reoffending rate, and the fact that many leave prison jobless, homeless, addicted and without family support or probation supervision, a community sentence that involves more positive handling of their offending and addiction must be a good thing.

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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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In the hearing at Pretoria's High Court, Mr Pistorius also sought an end to supervision by a probation officer and compulsory drug and alcohol testing.

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Sir David's inquiry concentrated on the supervision he received from Cheshire probation service, on his release in 2001.

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She is asking the judge to order him to restart his 1, 400 hours of community service under the supervision of a Los Angeles probation officer.

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Another bill would increase supervision and drug testing of offenders after release from jails in England and Wales and open up the Probation Service to private competition in an effort to cut reoffending rates.

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