Each year, the crime rate increases. What are the causes of crime and what could be done to prevent this rise in criminal activity?

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worldwide issue and
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the past decade, the percentage of
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is increased significantly.
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the reasons
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the
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and how to limit the increase of the
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rate
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. The reasons behind the illegal activities are countless and in
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reason is
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poverty
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support the idea that the relation between
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crime
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and
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is positive relation which means that when the
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rate
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increased the
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rate
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is increased
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. Another reason is peer pressure.
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a huge impact on
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individual activity, so
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when ever
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the person have
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bad company he definitely going to change his activity to fit with them. The
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of drugs. The use of illegal drugs definitely leads to illegal activities ,
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as stealing and killing.
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, there are many solutions to limit the
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rate
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solution for the
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is that the
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should prevent
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poverty
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by providing more education facilities and aid to the
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who under the
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line. The more
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get education and support from the
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the
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rate
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will
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. Another solution is that the
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should put
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sever
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punishments on anyone that do a
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. The
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the punished is the low of
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do the
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. To sum up, the
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and illegal activities
rate
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rase a lot in the
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years, the probable reasons for the
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are
poverty
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, peer pressure effect, and use of drugs. While
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the likely
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governments
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aid for the plover
people
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and the severe punishments from the
governments
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.
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