Joseph McCann was jailed for life last month for a series of rapes and kidnappings of women and children while under the supervision of the probation service PAProbation officers must scrutinise more closely criminals’ claims to have reformed to ensure that they do not exploit loopholes to reoffend, inspectors warn today. Staff supervising tens of thousands of serious and violent criminals in the community face a growing challenge from so-called false compliance. The Inspectorate of Probation warns that some offenders know what to say and do to convince probation officers and prison staff that they have changed. The problem was highlighted by the case of Joseph McCann, 34, who was given 33 life sentences last month for a series of rapes and kidnappings of women and children while under the supervision of the National Probation Service (NPS). He committed the crimes after being released from jail where he had been serving a…

Source: The Times January 14, 2020 00:05 UTC