Some countries are struggling with an increase in the rate of crime. Many people think that having more police on the streets is the only way to reduce crime. To what extent do you agree?

It is true that some nations are fighting against the burgeoning of
criminal
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crime
rate. It is considered by many that
increasing number
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an increasing number
of
police
on the streets is
only solution
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the only solution
to minimise crime. While I agree that more
police
is a good idea, I believe there are various ways to alleviate violation of
law
. Most of the people believe that allocating more
police
by local authorities at crime hotspots is able to keep the stability of security status in those areas. Statistics have shown that
predominant cause
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the predominant cause
of illegal activities is lack of surveillance. By raising the quantity of
police
, unlawful activities
are
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is
more likely to be prevented from the beginning.
Furthermore
, increasing the presence of
police
allows local residents to deter crimes by reporting potential breach of
law
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the law
as a delay may
leads
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lead
to adverse consequences.
However
, I think it is a short-term solution. In my opinion, government should apply technology, enforce the existing laws, and develop a better economy.
Firstly
, the government should install technology
such
as CCTV systems to put the streets under control twenty-four hours per day.
Although
applying technology may be a costly method,
Secondly
,
authorities
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the authorities
involved should enforce the
law
by imposing heavier punishment
such
as
death penalty
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the death penalty
, and ban civilian from owning assault weapons legally.
Lastly
, criminal issues can be tackled when the economy is stable as everyone has a source of income which will lead to lesser people to be involved in illegal activities
such
as robbing and stealing. In conclusion, placing more
law
enforcers on the streets is not the most reliable way to reduce
criminal rate
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the crime rate
crime rate
. There should be a change in the outdated legal systems, use of high-tech systems and improved economy to minimize
unlawful act
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the unlawful act
effectively.

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