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. To what extend do you agree or disagree?

The world has been experiencing a great number of

crimes

committed by mostly teenagers.

This

situation is quite alarming as mentioned by certain experts in psychology. From my perspective, while other social factors may be to blame the situation could get worse If young people can't acquire the right civic education. On the one hand, I would agree that

parents

’ less concern about their children is due to long working hours. In

this

contemporary society, both

parents

earn the living and spend 8 or even more hours at work which curtails the time for interaction between

parents

and their teenagers, precluding youngsters from getting basic emotion like affection from adults.

For instance

, if one wants to share either his disappointment or anxiety with

parents

who might have no time for him, he tends to vent the anger by violating other people.

Additionally

, in the technology era, people, including

parents

are more likely to focus on smartphones, computers or TV rather than their duties to raise children properly.

On the other hand

, external influences

such

as media, availability of drugs and peer pressure

also

contribute to the rise in crime rates. When commercials and movies glorify smoking and drinking, the youth often gets curious and experiment with these stimulants. They,

therefore

, end up getting intoxicated and

this

allows the higher chances of committing

crimes

.

Similarly

, thanks to advanced technology, young children can play violent

games

with extremely clear screens.

This

has drastically encouraged children’s violent behaviour in the real world. According to the recent report in Japan, about 80 per cent of teenagers responded to

games

or computer

games

were the most inspiring for them to make

crimes

. To conclude, I believe that not only little parental guidance, but other factors

such

as drugs and

games

also

result in juvenile

crimes

.