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Each year, the crime rate increases. What do you think are the causes of crime? How can we deal with those causes?

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Statistical study has shown a steep rise in
crime
 rate because of a number of reasons.
This
 essay will
dive
turn up, loosen, or remove earth
delve
 into the causes and will suggest solutions to counter
such
 problems in future. To embark upon, there are a plenty of causes of
crime
. The foremost being the poor
economical
Suggestion
economic
 conditions and disturbances are prevailing in most of the families, which motivate the people, especially the youth, to commit illegal activities in order to earn money.
For instance
, a study has shown that around 70% members of gangs come from families in which there are some tensions,
thus
, encouraging them to resort to unlawful activities.
Moreover
, due to
glorification
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the glorification
 of crimes by
media
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the media
 a larger portion of
population
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the population
 gets influenced by it and commits wrongful acts.
In addition
 to
this
, occurrences of many crimes can be attributed to racism and many foreigners living in the country becomes a prey of these anti-social activities.
However
,
this
 increase in
crime
 rate can be curtailed through plenty of different actions by the government.
Firstly
, the governing bodies can create strict and exemplary
precedence so
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precedence, so
 as to curb
this
 menace to a greater extent.
Secondly
, new and enhanced social welfare schemes can be introduced to uplift the condition of
poor
Suggestion
the poor
 in the society.
Thirdly
, the government can come up with new teaching techniques so as to impart moral values in the
youth which
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youth, which
 will, in turn, help to create a
crime
 free and ideal society.
Last
 but not the least, a restriction on the contents of
crime
 oriented films may be imposed so that the people are not influenced to commit criminal acts by imitating actors in movies. To recapitulate, albeit it there are several factors contributing to
increasing
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the increasing crime rate
crime
 rate in society, these can be rectified by proper implementation of effective measures.
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