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Youth Crime: Causes and Solutions

The document discusses the alarming rise in youth crime in cities, attributing it to factors such as parental neglect and increasing poverty. It suggests that stricter punishments for offenders and greater parental responsibility could help address the issue. Overall, while various reasons contribute to youth crime, there are potential solutions to mitigate the problem.

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Youth Crime: Causes and Solutions

The document discusses the alarming rise in youth crime in cities, attributing it to factors such as parental neglect and increasing poverty. It suggests that stricter punishments for offenders and greater parental responsibility could help address the issue. Overall, while various reasons contribute to youth crime, there are potential solutions to mitigate the problem.

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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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