Some countries are struggling with increases in crime rates. Some believe that having more police on the streets is best way to reduce and combat crime. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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many suggest that an increase in

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patrols on the

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can tackle

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problem. In

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essay, I will argue that having more

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force available on the street is not the answer to the issue of the rise in

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rates as any progress

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of it would be temporary if the root cause of the problem is not addressed extensively; and

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it is far more expensive compared with other methods. One reason for my disagreement with putting numerous

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officers on the

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to monitor and prevent the occurrence of

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is that unless the underlying reasons for criminality

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as poverty and lack of education among the unfortunate were to be studied and properly resolved, rushing to react to the surge in the

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rates by flowing

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force to the

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would have temporary results at best. New York City in the 1990s,

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particular phenomenon as the mayor tried to lower

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he succeeded to combat the issue for merely a few months.

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officers on the

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if not accompanied by extensive measures to eradicate the root cause, could not lead to success.

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, These types of solutions provided to combat

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are extremely expensive.

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is because running the program requires a significant

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members and a vast amount of budget.

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, it could rarely continue for a long period.

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year's figures show that most of the budgets spent in the homeland security ministry were designated for hiring and these types of patrols to keep the city

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-free. The longer authorities attempt to implement these plans of putting officers on the

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, the more they have to spend for hiring and running it. In conclusion, I would argue that having more

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on the street is not the best measure to tackle the problem of rise in the

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rates on the grounds that the results neither would be satisfactory nor cheap.