Nowadays many young people deliberately damage public places. What are the causes and solutions?

The incidents where public properties are damaged by

youngsters

are on the rise.

This

is mainly caused by the

lack

of awareness among young people and inadequate law enforcement. There are many feasible solutions that should be implemented to protect public spaces from

such

damage. One of the major reasons why young people harm the public infrastructure is their

lack

of commitment towards society. Many

youngsters

believe that maintaining public

areas

is the

responsibility

of the state authorities. As they are unaware that safeguarding these

areas

is a part of their moral

responsibility

, they sometimes damage them. Take the Taj Mahal,

for example

. Despite the notices put up by the government that defacing the property is a punishable offence, there are many

areas

which are damaged by visitors. Another key reason is the

lack

of law and order. Inadequate police patrolling encourages

youngsters

to harm these places. Even though the delinquents are caught, the police can be easily bribed and criminals can escape punishment. There are various plausible remedies for

this

.

First,

there must be stricter community policing in these

areas

. Since it may not be possible for the government to deploy adequate cops in all public places, community members should come forward to volunteer and enlighten visitors about the importance of conserving monuments and other public places.

Additionally

, when delinquents are caught defacing public

areas

, the police should impose stricter punishment.

Secondly

, it is

also

the

responsibility

of schools and parents to teach the importance of treating public property with the utmost respect.

For instance

, in Canada and the USA, there is an individual subject on social conduct and moral

responsibility

in school. These countries,

therefore

, report very few cases of

this

kind.

To conclude

, the issue of damaging public

areas

stems from a

lack

of social awareness and commitment among

youngsters

and weak rules and regulations.

This

issue can be resolved only through stricter community policing and awareness campaigns.