Some people think that the development of technology helps to reduce crime, while otherpeople think it encourages crime. Discuss both sides and give your opinion

Technology

has been improving over the

last

few years with yearly upgrades to phone and computer systems.

This

has been a point of contention for some

people

as they think that the enhancement of

technology

has aided in reducing

crimes

while

others think that it encourages crime. In

this

essay, I will talk about both sides and how I think

technology

encourages

people

to commit

crimes

. In recent years, there has been a constant improvement of technological devices that enable

people

to monitor one's business or house. The rise of home security cameras and ring doorbell cameras would deflect potential criminals from entering other

people

's houses or committing

crimes

. There has been a decrease in trespassing and stealing valuable items from houses.

Also

, the rise of social media has enabled the community to spread awareness of the criminal acts done through social media.

For example

, in my hometown, growing up there was a high rate of house break-ins and theft,

however

, since

people

have started putting security cameras around and inside their homes, there has been a steady decline in these

crimes

.

On the other hand

, as

technology

advances, so does the crime rate.

Technology

has been helping in reducing

crimes

like theft and robbery but other types of

crimes

have increased. Since

people

have the need to keep up with the advancing world, they tend to commit fraud to be able to purchase newer gadgets like smartphones and computers.

For example

, in my hometown, a group of employees were imprisoned for selling illegal substances as a way of paying back their debt. Police mentioned that their debt

due to

exorbitant spending on gadgets had led these

people

to commit

such

acts.

Moreover

, social influencers release videos that encourage unpleasant behaviours like prank videos.

This

has resulted in multiple

people

having bodily harm

due to

these pranks.

For example

, an influencer released a video about how they planned and successfully smashed the birthday girl's face onto the cake.

This

has gone viral and many have joined the trend, unluckily multiple

people

have been injured by

this

due to

their cake having wooden dowels as cake support. One of the victims has suffered total vision loss

due to

this

prank. In conclusion, technological advancement has been beneficial in decreasing criminal acts like theft and trespassing.

However

,

this

improvement has

also

led to an increase in the selling of illegal substances to keep up with the advancement and bodily harm

due to

the videos spread around using these devices. In my opinion, these innovations have more detrimental effects than positive effects.