IELTS WRITING TASK 2: CRIME RATE AMONG TEENAGERS.

IELTS Writing Task 2: Nowadays the crime rate is increasing, especially among teenagers. What are the reasons behind it? How can we reverse this trend?

In recent decades, more teenagers engage in criminal activities, which puts pressure on the society. This essay will look at some primary causes of this and offer some possible solutions to the problem.

There are a number of reason for rising frequency of offence among youngsters. The first reason is that young wrongdoers often lack care and love from their parents who are subjected to a hectic schedule in the workplace. As a result, they have to resort to committing crime as a way to attract attention from parents. For example, they socialize with friends from dysfunctional families, immitating their negative vices and venturing to criminal acts to make their parents regretful for focusing too much on their employment. Another reason for this is poor living condition. Poor parents are unable to provide teens with decent education and satisfy their basic needs, which prompts them to engage in juvenile activities such as stealing, pickpocketing or even murder in order to get the money for their needs. As a consequence, more youngsters have to commit offence as a last resort.

There are several actions that could be taken to mitigate the increasing rates of juvenile deliquency. Firstly, employers ought to cut employment time for employees who have children. Doing this ensures that they can spend more valuable quality time with children, which makes them feel loved and cared by their parents. Therefore, they will have no motive to engage in wrongdoings, and companies would also benefit from an increase in work productivity as their workers have more free time to rest. Secondly, government can take steps by subsidizing tuition fees for poor children, which not only helps them to reach their full potential but also deters them from committing crimes as a way of making a living.

In conclusion, there are various factors leading to the rising levels of crime among teens and measures should be taken to address this issue.

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