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

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Some countries across the globe are facing burgeoning
crime
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rates in their cities. Many people believe that suitable response to tackle
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problem is by hiring
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personnel.
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will bring down the
crime
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rate as criminals will be deterred by more people guarding the city. I will argue in
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essay that
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approach is not the most effective solution in the long-term. A recent study showed that some countries with
higher
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the highest
highest
number of
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per million have higher
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rates than cities with much less
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personnel per million population.
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,
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the study
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found that countries which doesn’t have
affordable primary education
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an affordable primary education
, doesn’t have liberal laws for
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woman's
independence and have unemployment rates have high correlation to
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rates. In the light of
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study, it can be deduced that by improving education systems, social laws related to woman freedom (Right to Abortion), improving
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the economic condition
of the cities will help to uproot the problem from its roots. Having more
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personnel can be a part of the
solution but
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solution, but
it is not the complete solution. As every country posses limited resources, my recommendation is
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of investing money in increasing the
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force, countries are better off investing
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money in building schools, industries and providing more employment opportunities.

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