The crime rate nowadays is decreasing compared to the past due to advances in technology. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

It is often argued that precipitous global declines in crime are principally down to developments in technology. While advanced technology admittedly plays an integral role in felony reduction, I would argue education hits more directly at the cause of transgression. The biggest argument in favour of technology’s impact is the advent of forensic science. In the past, forensics was an unreliable soft science that included notoriously mistake-prone practices

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as dental identification and blood splatter analysis. Over the

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it has grown into a much more accurate tool. Courts now rely on DNA testing, which is nearly 100% conclusive in most cases.

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has had a two-fold effect, allowing prosecutors to reopen and investigate cold cases as well as better prosecute and deter current criminals.

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, education still more powerfully underpins decreases in wrongdoing because it does more to eradicate poverty. Starvation is far and

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the chief cause of crime. Take

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a country

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as China, which has developed rapidly in the

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30 years, elevating millions formerly below the poverty line. Their economic rise has been followed by better educational standards which have trickled down into better employment opportunities for graduates. Felony in China has plummeted simply because far fewer people have the basic motivation, starvation, to commit crimes. In conclusion, the impact of technology is negligible

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to educational reforms, which undermines the deepest roots of transgression. Forward-looking countries that prioritize education will

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reap benefits that extend well beyond the crime rate.