Many people are afraid of leaving home because of crimes. Some believe that more action should be taken to prevent crimes, but others feel little can be done. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

The rise in the

crime

rate in the past decades has fuelled public worries about the rapidly declining safety of their communities. Some

people

take the position that little can be done to prevent themselves from victimization/persecution. As opposed to

this

general pessimism, many

people

,

however

, maintain that in combating

crimes

,

people

should adopt a proactive approach. I side with the latter to a larger extent. There is no denying the fact that

crimes

are so widespread and increasingly violent so that the public is pessimistic about

this

situation. They

also

feel the widening wealth gap makes criminal activities common solutions to poverty. Even some argue that it is human nature to break laws so all efforts would be in vain eventually. Notwithstanding all that, much heavier weight should be attached to the confidence that

although

crimes

can hardly be stopped, they will be prevented from occurring effectively.

To begin

with, the

government

can improve the situation by preventive measures against

crimes

, including launching anti-

crime

public campaigns and enforcing new laws. To be specific, the combination of imposing tougher laws and training a more effective police force does a great job of deterring potential

crimes

.

Besides

, security cameras installed in areas with high

crime

rates can

also

make offenders easier to catch so fewer

people

would do something illegal. Meanwhile, the

government

should strengthen the publicity on mass media throughout the country to alert the public to the threat of

crimes

and teach citizens self-defence techniques.

In addition

, many

crimes

can be nipped in the bud if the

government

gives top priority to education and social security. A civilized society is characterized by a high literacy rate and a low

crime

rate, which means that one will be away from a life of

crime

if given access to education. Apart from that, by providing free training courses to unemployed

people

, creating more job opportunities and perfecting the social welfare system, the living standard of the disadvantaged groups can be guaranteed. When a society becomes more equal and fair, it is not an extremely demanding job to reduce

crimes

. To conclude,

although

tackling

crimes

is very challenging,

crime

prevention will be achievable through the precautions mentioned above. In fact, it needs the commitment of nearly all members of society, from the

government

to ordinary citizens.