Question

Writing a letter to Thanyas to stop the crime in your area for a few days

Answer 1

To,
the editor

the hindustan

date 11oct 2018

sir,
The government’s avowed intention to increase investment in early intervention is of course an acknowledgment that austerity is a (possibly the) major factor behind the rise in crime, especially among children. The arguments quoted in Amber Rudd’s paper do not suggest that police cuts alone account for them: comparing historic variations between crime and police numbers, not to mention current variations between the cuts and rates in different forces, strongly suggest that there is more to the surge.

Almost all those who know the communities concerned point to the sharp decline in community resources: “savage” cuts to Sure Start and youth clubs, the abolition of the education maintenance allowance, the callous dumping of kinship carers, the collapse of the apprenticeship scheme and continued neglect of vocational education generally. It all adds up to a catastrophe for the younger generation and particularly for vulnerable families. If there is a dominant factor, it’s probably the massive undervaluation of women’s roles, much worse since 2010 and putting huge pressure on mothers.

thanks
your obedient
Shangri raj