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Today there is a great increase in antisocial personal behavior such as committing a crime. What are the causes of this? Who should be responsible for this problem?

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In today’s society, there are more and more
people
 who tend to have antisocial personalities which might lead to an increasing crime rate.
This
 essay will explain some reasons cause
this
 phenomenon and
then
 suggest some solutions to them. There are some reasons for
this
 situation. One of the main reasons is that with the advance of technology,
people
 nowadays are easily exposed to negative news and information on social media. There are chances that some
people
 are going to mimic criminal
behavior
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 on the news. The other reason is that during the economic recession period, the inflation rate is getting higher and higher but
people
 still get low salaries or unemployment that lead to poor quality of life.
This
 might cause a lot of stress and eventually lead to mental disease.
However
, there are several actions that the
government
 could take to solve the problems described above. First of all, the
government
 could set regulations for appropriate or violent content in media, the
government
 could
also
 cooperate with content creators to advocate against violent
behavior
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.
Secondly
, the
government
 should increase social welfare to benefit those who are in a poor situation and help them get through difficulties
while
 unemployed.
Last
 but not least, the authority should set tougher laws on criminals, which could directly prevent
people
 from committing a crime. In conclusion, it is true that society is facing some challenges with the increasing number of antisocial
people
 who sometimes commit crimes, yet there are several measures the
government
 could take to deal with the situation.
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