Recent figures show an increase in violent crime among youngsters under the age of 18. Some psychologists claim that the basic reason for this is that children these days are not getting the social and emotional learning they need from parents and teachers. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

When considering the reasons for the increased incidence of violent crimes

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bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude

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by teenagers, one should bear in mind the complexity of the issue. Some people, including

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reflexive form of "me"

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, believe the main reason for

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resides in the lack of social and familial

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given to children during their childhood. In the following essay, I will provide Arguments and examples to

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my opinion.

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to previous years, parents spend substantially less time with their

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mature female of mammals of which the male is called 'buck'

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nowadays.

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change resulted in the fact that children

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stay the same; remain in a certain state

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without parental

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for many hours, and are more exposed to negative social influences.

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deficit in parental

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and direction is especially

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clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

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during high school years, where teenagers are easily influenced by social pressure.

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, youngsters are more prone to

commite

perform an act, usually with a negative connotation

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prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules

illegal

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as drug and alcohol related crimes, and violent crimes. According to the Israeli government,

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, 60% of the teenagers who were

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find or declare guilty

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of a crime, did not have an active parental

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during their childhood.

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demonstrates, that parents have a major role in the social education of their

chidren

a young person of either sex

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, and without it teenagers are much more prone to commit crimes. Aside from parental

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, teachers have an important role in the emotional

learining

the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge

learning

of children. Because they are not a part of the family, children can

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move towards

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teachers for emotional

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something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action

guidance

in cases where they are afraid to talk to their parents.

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is especially important in issue like sexual abuse, homosexuality and religious preferences. Unfortunately, over the

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twenty years teachers have less free time to talk to their students about personal affairs.

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results in the fact that many teenagers do not have the emotional

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they need

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their children; leading to increased emotional difficulties and higher chances to break the law. According to the New York TImes, less than 20% of the children reported they share their social difficulties with their teachers.

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illustrates that

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relating to the process of education

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system nowadays do not provide sufficient emotional

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to students. In conclusion, I believe that lack of parental and educational

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are the main reasons for the increased crime among youngsters. Both parents and teachers should provide a

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social and emotional

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in order to protect our children.