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In some countries, crime rates are increasing. What are the causes of this problem? What can be done about it?

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Today, some nations are experiencing
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 rise
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 the rate of illegal activities.
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 essay looks at the causes of
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 issue and suggests some solutions. One of the agents behind the growth of crime rates in several countries is poverty. To illustrate, in some counties in Africa, theft is rampant because citizens there do not have the ability to earn
money
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 on their own and live in dire conditions. Another factor is the lack of parental guidance
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 youngsters. These days,
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 in several nations are too busy working to spend a lot of time with their
children
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.
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,
children
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 cannot be taught what
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 is acceptable or not in their society, causing them to misbehave. There are two possible ways to tackle
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 problem. One is for
governments
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 to introduce the system of basic income. If people receive some amount of
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 from their
governments
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 every month,
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 can alleviate the problem of poverty, the root cause of some illegitimate activities. The other solution is to provide financial aid to families with
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. Nurturing youngsters
costs
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tremendous
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 amount of
money
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.
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,
parents
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 are forced to work for long hours at the expense of the time spent with their
children
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. Some
money
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 from
governments
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 can lead to the increase of the time that
parents
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 use with their
children
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 because the
money
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 will enable them to reduce the
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 of hours they spend working. To conclude, the problem of poverty and the shortage of moral guidance
parents
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 instil in their
children
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 result in the rise of the percentage of crime in certain countries. To make the situation better,
governments
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 should offer financial assistance to those who do not have the source of enough income as well as
parents
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 with
children
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.
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