The popularity of crime today has made people stay indoors for self-protection. While it is a common belief that reducing the crime rate is a nearly impossible mission, I hold the view that there are certain measures which can convert the world into a safer place to live in.
On the one hand, many people argue that in the modern era of moral decadence, any attempts to prevent crime would turn out to be a failure. Poverty and unemployment are considered chief precursors to law violation, and only when these two social issues are eliminated the crime will disappear. However, it is true that a society can only provide a limited number of jobs for its residents, and those who are not lucky enough to receive any work find it difficult to meet their needs. In such a case becoming a thief might be a better way to survive. It seems that the root of this problem cannot be solved completely, and this is why how to halt law-breaking may remain as an insurmountable question for the government.
On the other hand, I am of the opinion that there are still solutions to maintain criminal justice. Firstly, stricter sets of laws and penalties should be corresponding to the severity of the wrongdoings. In a variety of countries, such as the United Kingdom or Italy, the capital punishment has been abandoned; but I believe it should be reintroduced as the fear of death may deter the potential offenders and stop them from committing a serious crime. Secondly, the government should encourage companies and organizations to expand and run more projects. These actions create jobs; therefore, those who live under the poverty line not only do not have to become pickpockets or burglars for survival but also stand a chance to earn a living with their own clean money.
In conclusion, although people may vary in their opinion, I believe that the aforementioned measures can create more peaceful communities and ensure the safety of the residents.
Important Vocabulary
• Crime rate: A measure of the number of crimes recorded in a particular area, over a given period of time, etc.
Example: The crime rate in the UK has reduced in recent years
• Measure: a plan or course of action taken to achieve a particular purpose
Example: there are certain cost-cutting measures to this issue
• Convert: cause to change in form, character, or function
Example: The industry has come up with production processes that converted raw material into useful forms.
• Decadence: moral or cultural decline as characterized by excessive indulgence in pleasure or luxury.
Example: He denounced Western decadence.
• Precursor: a person or thing that comes before another of the same kind; a forerunner.
Example: A high population density is the precursor to traffic congestion.
• Violation: the action of violating someone or something
Example: the aircraft were in violation of UN resolutions.
• Eliminate: completely remove or get rid of (something)
Example: The new policy would eliminate inflation.
• Subsidy: a sum of money granted by the government or a public body to assist an industry or business so that the price of a commodity or service may remain low or competitive.
Example: Poor families rely on governmental subsidies to satisfy their basic demands, such as eating or maintaining domestic costs.
• Insurmountable: too great to be overcome
Example: Environmental pollution has remained as an insurmountable problem for governments for the last few years.
• Justice: a judge or magistrate, in particular, a judge of the supreme court of a country or state.
Example: It is, therefore, a matter of public interest who becomes judges of the lower courts and justices of the Supreme Court.
• Corresponding: similar in character, form, or function
Example: We discussed our corresponding viewpoints.
• Capital punishment: the legally authorized killing of someone as punishment for a crime
Example: The fact that the International Covenant sanctions capital punishment must be seen in this context.