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in many countries, the level of crime is increasing. why do you think is and what can be done about it?

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Nowadays, the incidence of crimes in societies is growing rapidly.
This
 essay will mention the main reasons behind these phenomena including unemployment and
poverty
. It will
also
 suggest some solutions to tackle these problems including raising the standard of living. the problem of unemployment is hitting many graduates aggressively. Large numbers of graduates stay without jobs after finishing their universities
due to
 a lack of available job vacancies in companies leaving them without a source of income.
Together with
 the deterioration of moral values like dignity and honesty,
this
 pushes them to seek an easy way for money and commit crimes
such
 as burglary and robbery.
Additionally
, the fact that the percentage of
poverty
 is increasing makes the situation even worse. South Africa is one of the countries that has a high crime rate which has been attributed to
poverty
 and inequality.
However
, to overcome these issues many efforts should be made. Human resources managers should consider Opening more job opportunities in companies and organizations and lowering the criteria for acceptance in interviews so students can
enroll
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 in work as soon as they graduate.
Also
, a second approach to consider is to increase the minimum wage of the employees, which will result in raising the standard of living and decrease the risk of
poverty
.
Subsequently
, financial stability will be secured preventing people from committing illegal actions to earn money. In conclusion, many countries are suffering from a high crime rate recently.
This
 essay discussed how unemployment and
poverty
 are to be blamed in
this
 situation. It
also
 suggested that by increasing the job opportunities and salaries of the employees these problems can be solved.
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Ensure that the essay fully addresses all parts of the prompt by discussing both the reasons behind the increase in crime and potential solutions.
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