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Over the last few decades, many cities around the world
have seen alarming increases in the levels of youth crime. This essay will
discuss the reasons for this and provide some possible solutions.
The first reason is connected with the
family. In order for a child to grow up in a balanced way, it is very important
that he or she is nurtured well by his or her parents. However, these days, it
is often the case that children are neglected. This may be because of the fact
that many parents in cities now both have to work so are often not around to
give their children support when needed. Another factor is the increasing
levels of poverty around the world. We have seen with globalization the rich
get richer and the poor get poorer, and this inevitably means that those who
are poorer will have to resort to illegal means to get what others have. Of
course, this will include the children in the poorer families.
However, there are ways to tackle such
problems. Firstly, one of the ways to combat the problem is to have stricter
punishments. Although, as discussed above, it can be outside factors that lead
to crime, it is still important to have severe punishments to deter teenagers
from crime. All too often, because they are young, the courts are too lenient.
Parents also have to take more responsibility for their children’s actions.
They too should be punished if their children commit crime.
To sum up, several factors have led to
increases in youth crime, but measures are available to tackle this problem.
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