ONCE again we should recognise the courage of our police, whose duty sees them running towards danger rather than away from it.

There’s no doubt that their prompt action on Sunday in Streatham prevented further injury or loss of life.

As it was, the attacker, Sudesh Amman, aged 20, wounded two people before he was shot dead.

This is the second incident in just two months where newly released terrorists have vented their hatred on an unsuspecting public.

In December, two victims were stabbed to death at London Bridge.

Both attackers had left prison halfway through their sentences, simply because they were eligible for automatic release.

Neither was examined by a parole board.

Alarmingly, Amman was considered so dangerous that undercover officers tailed him from the moment he was released.

This cannot go on and the Prime Minister has rightly pledged to stop it.

Emergency legislation to end automatic early release is being pushed through Parliament as fast as possible.

When passed, terrorists will serve two thirds of their sentences before they are reviewed by a specialist parole board.

If still considered dangerous, the full sentence will be served.

However, many fear that it’s actually in prison where the main concerns are.

Despite de-radicalisation programmes, many jihadis come out of prison more, not less, extreme.

Ian Acheson, former government adviser on extremism in jails, advocates separating terrorists from other prisoner categories, and from each other, in order to incapacitate so-called ‘hate-groomers’.

He even suggests internment for those who’ll never change their views.

It’s thought that the proposed change to sentencing might be legally challenged by human rights’ activists, but the pendulum has swung too far.

As a timely reminder of what’s at stake, proceedings against the Manchester bombers begin in the Old Bailey this week.