Probation Officers Say Cuts Will Make Horrific Cases and Reoffending Likelier ; Napo Fears More Than 200 Jobs Will Be Lost in Wales Over Two Years
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HORRIFIC cases like that of Craig Sweeney, who abducted and sexually assaulted a three-year-old girl, will become more likely because of swingeing cuts affecting the probation service, it has been claimed.
In Wales, the union Napo fears that more than 200 jobs will be lost over the next two years, leaving already hard-pressed probation officers with far too heavy a case load to monitor offenders properly.See the full content of this document
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Probation Officers Say Cuts Will Make Horrific Cases and Reoffending Likelier ; Napo Fears More Than 200 Jobs Will Be Lost in Wales Over Two Years
The Western Mail has spoken to individual probation officers who already have more than 60 clients on their books. They say that is too many to cope with efficiently, and that any further increase in numbers will be totally unmanageable....
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