... commit murders using the same method. This case made it clear there was a need for longer prison sentences for those who posed the greatest risk to the public. These proposals met objections especially from Criminologists who claimed this would threaten the basic principles of justice (Radzinowicz and Hood 1981). Despite these objections preventative methods grew during the 1980s. Parole was eventually restricted for sexual and serious violent offenders in 1983. The Criminal Justice Act 1991 which was originally to emphasise due process, fairness, consistency and proportionality was rapidly swayed by public opinion towards controlling those who commit crime (Hudson 2001). Longer sentences were now allowed on the grounds of public protection. During the1980s there were concerns about dangerous offenders coming out of prison and how they were to be managed in the community. There was a growing recognition of 'risk management' as part of the core business of the Probation ...

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