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Some believe that more action should be taken to prevent crime, while others feel that crime is being tackled effectively now. Discuss both sides and give your own opinion.

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Crime
 has always been a concerning issue in many societies. Despite that, some hold the view that
crime
 is being dealt with effectively, though other people call for more measures to alleviate it. I personally agree with the latter view. To start, it is fair to say that law enforcers have achieved some degree of success in the way of combating
crime
.
This
 is primarily thanks to advances in technology in recent years. While in the past law enforcement was rather limited due to distance and manpower issues, today modern technology can be used to enforce
law
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 on a much larger scale without actual human presence. More specifically,
introduction
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 of CCTV cameras, radars, drones and other similar equipment has enabled
detection
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 and prevention of
crime
 in
real time
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. In
this
 sense, it can be deduced that
crime
 is no longer a major issue in many countries. Convincing as it may sound, the argument for improvement in
crime
 prevention has its shortcomings.
First
 of all, I believe technology, as well as helping avoid
crime
, has enabled it in ways which were not possible before. People can now use computers to organize
crime
 in bigger contexts
,
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 and even execute terrorist attacks virtually as well as in the physical world. Shutting down
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electricity grids, hospitals, banks, and banking websites
are
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 a good case in point. On top of that, rising unemployment has contributed to
growing
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crime
 rate, which necessitates more stringent measures to clamp down on
crime
. Having considered the
crime
 problem from both angles, I am more inclined to say that fight against
crime
, if anything, should be bolstered in response to
growing
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crime
 rate from unemployment and technology-aided
crime
.
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