In many countries, an increase in crime rate has been blamed on violent images on television and in computer and video games. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

It is argued by some that

crime

is becoming more prevalent due to exposure to

violence

displayed on TV and over computer games. It is true that

such

display of

violence

could have negative psychological impacts,

however

, I tend to think that poverty has contributed more to the increased number of crimes. On the one hand, most computer games and movies on TV contain violent scenes,

therefore

undeniably causing some intense psychological problems.

In other words

, violent content may cause more aggressive cognition and anti-social

behavior

manner of acting or controlling yourself

behaviour

, especially when its viewer is not an adult. Because watching

violence

in games and on TV makes children believe that carrying out acts of aggression is not only easy but

also

acceptable to society.

Moreover

, teenagers and adolescents are often on target in terms of video games, in which they act as an active participant rather than a mere viewer. By getting exposed to explicit videos and games, the young people are highly likely to try implementing some of these acts in real life,

such

as physically hurting their peers to

threating

threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

threatening

threatened

with guns, or even injuring someone. Even though exposure to violent images can lead them to commit an illegal

action

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act

,

this

factor cannot be linked to the increased

crime

rate. The foremost reason why people are committing more and more

crime

is that, in many countries, life under straitened circumstances has been remaining a major problem for several decades.

Firstly

, unemployment is

root cause

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the root cause

of most crimes since it exacerbates poverty. Two broad research programs have been conducted on

crime

last

year, both reaching the conclusion that over 70% of criminals had offended in order to earn money for their living.

Secondly

, in many parts of the world, children do not have an access even to elementary school. Given that it is far-fetched to expect an uneducated person to become proficient

in

particular field

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a particular field

particular fields

the particular field

, one will probably struggle to find a well-paid job unless they get

quality education

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a quality education

. Apart from those, not all countries can provide adequate job opportunities for their citizens, even for those who have attained a level of

high

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higher

education.

Finally

, lacking money to fulfil basic necessities

such

as food, cloth or a decent housing, the poor are bound to steal or commit other serious crimes for their livelihood. In conclusion,

although

violence

on

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in

media

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the media

and in computer games has certain contribution to turning individuals into criminals,

this

is my view that criminality is rising due to poor living conditions.