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In many countries the amount of crime is increasing. What do you think are the main causes of the crime? How can we deal with those causes?

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The rate of crimes in several nations is on the increase.
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 essay will state the major causes of illegal acts and give a solution to the menace caused by it. It will state that unemployment is the major culprit for increased crime rate and give a solution of providing Job opportunities and empowerment programmes.
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 with, the major reason why crimes seem to be on the rise is because of lack of Jobs.
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 of unavailability of jobs to members of the society, they have resorted to committing petty crimes
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 as stealing in
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 to survive.
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 illegal activities increased in Malawi after the President cut the budget on Job provisions in 2018.
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 of
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, youths were seen roaming the streets and extorting unsuspecting passersby of their hard earned money.
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, a viable way to deal with
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 menace usurping the nation is the provision of more job opportunities. The
government
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 must ensure that more jobs are made available for different cadres of the society in
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, to prevent them from being idle.
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, the
government
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 can provide empowerment schemes for uneducated citizens in
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 to counsel them about alternate sources of incomes asides professional jobs. I remember being without Job for 2 years but after attending an empowerment programme where we were taught different skills from makeup to hairdressing. I was able to start my own business with the grant given by the
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 after the successful completion of the course.
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 feat would not have been possible without the
government
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 creating alternate avenues for Job. To sum up, in
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 to ameliorate the increased crime rate the
government
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 has the sole responsibility of providing more jobs in
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 to take the youths off the streets.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • economic disparity
  • propensity
  • recidivism
  • deterrent
  • rehabilitative
  • judicial system
  • corruption
  • socioeconomic
  • alienation
  • stigmatization
  • decriminalization
  • enforcement
  • gentrification
  • preemptive measures
  • intervention strategies
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