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Some people think that development of technology helps to reduce crime, while others think that it encourages crime. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

#people #development #technology #crime
In recent years,there
have
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 been
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an increased
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increased
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 in criminal
activities
 in our society, some argue that the advancement in
technology
have
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reduce
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criminal
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the criminal
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 rate while others are of the opinion that it increases criminal
activities
. Personally, I support the opinion that it
reduce
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 the level of criminal
activities
. The development of
technology
have
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 helped reduce crime rates in
most
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advance
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 country, the discovery of
cctv
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CCTV
Cctv
 cameras have helped monitor any
activities
 in a particular location and potential criminals are most likely to be discouraged because they are likely to be caught.
Another device
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 like
car
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a car
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 and phone tracker has helped in
discovered
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 of stolen cars and phones in any part of the world.
Also
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 the development of
social
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society
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 can help discover the people involved in cyber fraud or false
pretense
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 and dumping people on
internet
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the internet
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,their lavish styles can be investigated to know their actual source of income.
lastly
, the use of
finger print
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fingerprint
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 which
is usually use
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 in a crime scene to detect the criminal involvement in the activity. Development of
technology
 can
also
 contribute
in
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criminal
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the criminal
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 rate because when a potential criminal is aware of the device,tools or ways of which they can be caught, they can manipulate the system by hacking them or using other means, in other for them not to be caught. In conclusion, advancement in
technology
 has more benefits
in
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the
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society because even though
criminal
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criminals
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 may be aware of the ways and devices, it is very difficult to penetrate them because they are most likely to be caught,
therefore
 the government can
should
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have their personal ways,only known to them by which potential criminals and criminals can be caught,in other to discourage criminal
activities
.
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