Indeterminate Sentences for Public Protection (IPPs) were brought in as part of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 as a means of detaining people who might pose a risk to public safety. If such a person was given a prison sentence, an IPP would be added to it. This meant that these people could not be released until the parole board was satisfied that they no longer posed a risk. Despite the scheme being scrapped in 2012, there are still 3,300 IPPs in force.
You can use IPPs as a synoptic example when writing an essay to make references and links to other topics in your course.
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