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 extend do you agree or disagree with this option? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

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outh crime rate is increasing at an alarming rate. Some people assert that the main cause for

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is that they do not get moral and ethical values from parents and teachers.

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many other factors contributing to

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of all, parents increasing occupational commitments provide

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opportunities for them to pay attention to the kids.

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, because of financial constraints, individuals strive hard to

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the needs of family members. Due to

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earth of time,they are not able to give some quality time to their wards and educate them.

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, education has become a business where teachers only focus on academic progress and are least bothered to teach social and emotional aspects. Earlier, tutors were diligent towards their profession and focused on nurturing their students and making good human beings.

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aspect resulting in juvenile delinquency is inappropriate content on media. Some of the TV shows telecast violence, aggression and irrational content which has

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ad influence on teenagers. An exemplary case can be seen from my niece, who watched

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ew TV series and had learned foul words and inappropriate dialogues. Above all, surroundings

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have an adverse effect on children mentality. In some cases, even though parents provide love and affection to their young ones but still bad company may manipulate their minds and may motivate them to get involved into unhealthy or illegal activities like drinking, smoking and gambling. To sum up,

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not only the parents and teachers responsible for juvenile criminal rate

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but several other factors contribute to the surge of youth crimes all over the world.