The crime rate nowadays is decreasing compared to the past due to advance technology which can prevent and solve crime. Do you agree or disagree?

Over the past few years, modern
technology
has become an integral part of people's lives. It is commonly believed that it significantly prevents and solves crime in society. I partly agree with
this
statement, as I believe that
although
it
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person's activity
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on the other side
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crime emerges.
First
of all, there are a great number of CCTVs installed at different
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public places
such
as ATMs, shopping Malls, airports, and many other corners.
This
is to monitor suspicious activities all day in and day out.
This
gives more security as
criminals
are aware of the camera and are afraid of being caught, so, no one dares to do anything wrong.
For instance
, earlier, it was risky to go out
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, but now
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safe due to CCTV installation. In fact, working parents can go their work, leaving their children at home in the presence of
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.
Therefore
, definitely advanced
technology
has reduced
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crimes
by 30-40%.
Nevertheless
, the development of information and
technology
creates cybercrime. Now, a lot of personal information is available online, and
criminals
can access personal data easily and can blackmail a person for finances. There are many other types of financial fraud being done by these
criminals
.
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, they create fraud
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and people believe it is an original website and transfer money to these
criminals
.
Moreover
,
technology
leads to many other
crimes
, as terrorists are
also
using
technology
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blast
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other countries by sitting in their own countries.
Hence
, there are many new
crimes
have emerged due to
technology
. To put it in a nutshell, I pen down saying that
technology
has helped out in preventing and solving some
crimes
in our daily lives by monitoring people's activities, but it emerges new
crimes
like cybercrime and advanced explosives, which are more dangerous
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • surveillance cameras
  • advanced security systems
  • potential criminals
  • law enforcement
  • AI (artificial intelligence)
  • big data analytics
  • forensic science
  • public awareness
  • social media
  • online platforms
  • crime prevention
  • crime rates
  • counterargument
  • cybercrime
  • technological misconduct
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