Youth crime
Levels
of youth crime are increasingly rapidly in most cities around the world. What
are the reasons for this, and suggest some solutions.
The
recent decades have witnessed increasing concerns about juvenile delinquency in
certain countries. There are those who contend that adolescents lack a role
model, which easily leads them astray by detrimental influences including drugs
and crime. In this sense, whether governments should provide more support for
families are beneficial to deter youngster from committing crime is yet to be
ascertained.
First
and foremost, being brought up in single-parent families, adolescents often
commit offences. Without a role model as guidance, youngster, notably boys,
always hang around with teenagers who share a similar family background and
find their own entertainment. Needless to say, crime is one of the forms of
entertainment they would have. Nevertheless, having a father acting as a role
model, youngsters can come to realisation that crime should not be an option of
entertainment.
From
another stance, governments can provide support for families in order to
prevent the breakdown of nuclear families. Hence, children can be brought up in
a loving environment. In addition, investing money into building and staffing
youth centres would also help immensely in young crime prevention. Time and
again, teenagers can focus their attention on sport and other activities, in
addition to receiving guidance from young workers.
Ultimately,
parents should take more responsibility for their children. One of the
remarkable observations coming from research findings is that youngster are
unlikely to turn to crime when they have a male relative to act as a role
model. As a result, parents can instill right values through the role model
established. To illustrate, a famous cartoon about this issue has shown the
primary of having a male relative acting as a role model.
By and
large, it is fair to assert that support provided by governments do help in deterring
teenagers from committing crimes, based on preventing children being brought up
in a single-parent family. On the basis of my observation, a role model is of
utmost importance to guide young generation developing right values.
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