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?

Some countries suffer from a lot of violence and their criminal indices are increasing every day. Many citizens are demanding more police guards, and there are even those who would accept

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drastic measures as taking the military out to the streets. Increased police presence would undoubtedly help, but in the long

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it would not have a major impact on the fight against crime. Nations that end up with criminal states or a very high crime rate share something in common; states that invest poorly in education and child protection institutions,

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to being countries of great social inequality. Chile,

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, a country acclaimed for its great quality of life and development, today is suffering the consequences of not having considered

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problem from another perspective decades before. The lack of access to health, education and housing incites less privileged young people to commit crimes at a very early age. Those who think that greater police presence on the streets is the best solution, do not see the problem in a broader way

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when the situation that faces scale so much that it becomes an urgent measure seems the best way to solve it. Another more effective measure would be,

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, to establish harsher penalties and tougher sentences, as many states do in the USA, where many inmates

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work building roads,

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furniture and dictate talks to inspire other criminals to change the direction of their lives.