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In order to reduce crime, we need to attack the causes of crime such as poverty and lack of educational opportunities. It is enough to simply have more police on the street and put more people into prison. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

#crime #attack #poverty #lack #opportunities #police #street #people #prison
The rate of crime has evidently increased
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 the past times. And surely we need to aid the
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 of it by taking some effective measures.
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, merely having more police appointed on the roads and throwing more
people
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 I strongly disagree with the
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 I will discuss what policies should
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 introduce and increase the awareness of ethical and moral values, to aid it To start with, political administrations should come up with measures in return
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 cause, like formulating policies, which
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 the employment of
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, they can formulate campaigns, which provide awareness to the
people
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Moreover
, free education should be provided to the
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 and utilizes it on the
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 causes, and many favourable changes have been seen in their behaviour and lifestyle. Apart from the aforementioned
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, schools can play a vital role in driving behaviour of the children from their very foundation. Mandatory classes
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 moral and ethical science should be held either on daily basis or alternatively.
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 will help children to differentiate between right and wrong deeds. To illustrate that, in primary school, we used to have free classes, where teachers used to recite moral stories and as an
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 they asked us to help five
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 provided us with grades. In a nutshell, placing more police on road and throwing
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 course of action does not come into the picture.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • root causes of crime
  • criminal behavior
  • legitimate economic opportunities
  • enhancing educational opportunities
  • skills and qualifications
  • job prospects
  • economic disparities
  • social programs
  • economic empowerment
  • police presence
  • deter criminal activities
  • underlying issues
  • prison sentences
  • rehabilitate criminals
  • comprehensive rehabilitation programs
  • community-building efforts
  • social services
  • supportive environment
  • discourages criminal behavior
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