The best way to reduce youth crimes is to educate their parents with parental skills. To what extent you agree or disagree?

It is true that more and more young people are getting involved in

crime

, and the best way to address

this

critical issue is an ongoing debate. There are many ways to prevent youth

crime

, one of which is better parenting skills;

however

, those ways need to be carried out simultaneously if they are to be effective. On the one hand, parents are the closest people to their

children

and are the most likely to be able to have an impact on their

children

’s behaviour. In fact, the large majority of youth

crime

nowadays is the result of inappropriate parenting, and a lack of childcare and

crime

education.

Therefore

, it is totally reasonable to say that improving parenting skills will cause a decrease in juvenile offences.

However

, education at home alone is not enough since there are a lot of kids who are not willing to listen to their parents. In

this

day and age,

children

spend the largest amount of time at school and

therefore

are more likely to be influenced by their teachers or friends.

For example

, in my home country of Vietnam, many high school students are susceptible to negative peer pressure.

This

usually leads to the increasing use of alcohol or drugs, all of which are primary contributors to

crime

at

this

age. These facts suggest that we should introduce education in the school curriculum about the consequences one may face when committing an offence, as well as help

children

manage negative peer pressure. In conclusion, enhancing skills to educate

children

at home is a good way to curb juvenile delinquencies;

however

, I think there is no single best way to achieve

this

as different measures need to be taken at the same time.