Kate Pickett
On April 9th, the husband of England’s queen died at the age of 99. The queen of the United Kingdom has no political or executive role rather, she has constitutional and representational duties and, according to the royal website, ‘acts as a focus for national identity, unity and pride; gives a sense of stability and continuity; officially recognises success and excellence; and supports the ideal of voluntary service’. The queen’s husband had no formal role, other than to support the queen, but he was a patron, president or member of more than 780 organisations and established the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, a self-improvement programme for young people aged 14 to 24.
The Met police, hard at work. (Simon Dawson/Reuters)
The crime drama has long been popular in both literature and on television, but during repeated lockdowns its appeal has seemingly scaled yet greater heights. Whether it’s the BBC’s Line of Duty and Bloodlands, or the slate of gory ‘true crime’ dramas, from The Yorkshire Ripper on ITV to Zac Efron playing Ted Bundy on Netflix, it has often felt like little else is being broadcast.
While many of these efforts are more cerebral than copaganda offerings like Brooklyn Nine-Nine or COPS – the reality show that ran for more than three decades – and often carry implicit critiques of the police themselves, their fundamental assumptions remain the same. The first is that crime is pervasive and can not be escaped. The second is that a significant number of crimes, from ritualised serial murder to high-level corruption within the police, are solved.
The bluntness of the departing Merseyside police chief Andy Cooke was refreshing. Reducing inequality would help reduce law-breaking
‘Andy Cooke’s argument for increased spending on poverty reduction clearly places him among policing’s progressives.’ Photograph: Christian Smith/Merseyside Police/PA
‘Andy Cooke’s argument for increased spending on poverty reduction clearly places him among policing’s progressives.’ Photograph: Christian Smith/Merseyside Police/PA
Thu 22 Apr 2021 13.55 EDT
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“Why do people get involved in crime and serious crime? It’s because the opportunities to make money elsewhere aren’t there for them.” Such opinions are frequently derided as the fancies of a liberal left disconnected from the impact of law-breaking on victims’ lives. But these are the words of a departing police chief not known for his softness. Andy Cooke, who is leaving Merseyside for a job with the Inspectorate of Constabul
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Assisting the ‘iGen’ in finding well-being
By Chao
Nan-hsing 趙南星
A user on the National Development Council’s Public Policy Participation Network Platform wrote that the number of teenagers with depression has tripled over the past few years, and that up to 84 percent of Taiwanese teenagers have experienced depression, suggesting that junior-high schools should address mental health as part of their health and sports curriculum.
The proposal drew the support of thousands of people. However, before a solution can be developed, the cause must be found.
In her 2017 book, iGen: Why Today’s Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood and What That Means for the Rest of Us, US psychologist Jean Twenge called those born in the mid-1990s or later “iGen,” because they were the first generation to spend their entire adolescence in the age of the smartphone.