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

In
this
modern world,
technology
helps
people
in many ways. Some
people
believe that
technology
helps to mitigate
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illicit affairs
while
others think that it encourages
crime
. I will discuss both views and give my opinion in upcoming paragraphs. To commence with, why it
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illegal activities because
such
as
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security cameras outside
the
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houses or shops
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major
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role
to help
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in helping
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people
from
crime
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crimes
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such
as robbery,
murders
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murder
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and many more. To justify,
in
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this
latest
technology
people
can see
their
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outside view of their shops or their
residence
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residences
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on phones as they have all the control
on
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their phones and if any activity
occur
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they can take immediate action.
For example
, in my
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neighbourhood
there was a robbery going to
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occured
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occur
outside their shop and by
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sake they saw those robbers
while
sitting at home and they
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the cops on
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. Apart from
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, why it encourages
people
to
do
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crime
as the latest
crime
via
technology
is going
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in world is the cyber
crime
. To illustrate,
people
misuse
the
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social sites
and
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hacked
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the accounts of
the
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individuals and
then
ask for
the
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money in return. They blackmail
people
by
misuse
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their followers and photos and after that
people
get stressed and commit
suicides
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. To exemplify,
according to
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a survey conducted by a company named
as
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Telesolutions in 2023 revealed that cybercrime is increased by eighty
percent
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and even
the
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children are
also
involved in it.
To sum up
, why
technology
reduce
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crime
such
as by the help of security cameras
inviduals
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individuals
can have a look
on
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at
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their properties
everytime
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every time
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.
Besides
this
, it
also
encourages
people
to misuse the
technology
by doing cybercrime.
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task achievement
Ensure that both sides of the argument are equally discussed with specific examples and explanations to support your points.
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Your essay addresses both views on technology's impact on crime, showing a balanced discussion.
relevant specific examples
The examples provided, such as the surveillance camera scenario and cybercrime statistics, effectively illustrate your points.

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