Social Change And Crime Rate Trends

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Social change and crime rate change

Crime is one thing that changes with the manner in which society changes. Different studies have proved that the rate of crime has been changing over the years as a result of the changes that have taken place in the different social units that people have. The paper will look at the things that have promoted different units of the society to change and how they are l to crime levels. One of the things that is disturbing to most governments is the fact that crime rate has gone up and it is not easy for the governments to guarantee their citizens safety. Increase in crime rates is related to low development levels because the government has to go ahead and invest money that could be used elsewhere to ensure the citizens are safe. This is a problem that is common in most of the countries and most people fail to recognize the problems that lead to such a situation.

The paper will also look at the changes that have taken place in the different social units and how they could have prompted the increase in crime rates. Apart from looking at the effects of crime in the economy, the paper will also look at the situations under which one might find themselves in to engage in crime under the current status and how the situation can solve. At the end, the paper will provide remedies for the problems that crime has caused in the country. The process of eliminating crime from the society is a process that requires collaboration from every member of the society and it will be important that each of them should maintain their functions. Crime is not common in all age groups. The manner in which one can solve crime conducted by a person from an older age group is not the same way that one can use to solve the same crime done by a younger person.

Reduced family roles in the lives of children

Different investigational units have reported increase in crime rates. This is an increase in the major crimes including felonies. The first reason that can be used to explain this situation is the fact that family ties have reduced and guardians as well as parents are no longer engaging in bringing up their children. This is mainly tied to the social-economic levels of the country. Over the years, economic levels have gone and this means that people have to work harder to be able to afford the things that they could afford in the past. Parents are mainly engaged in activities that can bring income to the family and in the end they do not perform their duties that relate to bringing up the children. One of the most important features when one is growing up is the guidance from parents and guardians. A study of the past lives of common criminals indicates that the problem striated with the family. In most cases, they were left to make decisions on their own and this made them think that it was right to do anything.

Most families in the current generation face a lot of violence as a result of the challenges that families go through. Families that face such challenges are likely to bring up children who are violent and this can result to a crime-prone future for the child. Criminal inclination is in most cases associated with the failure from families that the children stay with at their tender age. It is likely that one will show behaviors that they learnt when they are still young compared to the ones they learnt when old enough to make rational decisions. The family is the smallest unit of the society and it is what it expected to mold the behavior of a child into a desired status. Although there have been many studies to prove the existence of crime in the country, it is important to carry out the study with the intention of coming up with an explanation on why people behave in the manner that they do. It is only through this study that one is able to come up with solutions to the problems.

Interactions with media and other people with the same behavior

Currently, children have access to a lot of devices that they can use to connect with people from other parts of the world. Media is one of the places where people end up getting access to the behavior that can result to criminal activities in future. Different research projects have proved that most people who get interested in criminal activities can use the media to learn about the manner in which other criminals do them. The fact that there are many criminals all over the world makes the youths to be vulnerable. Since they have access to such people, it is easy for them to learn some of the bad behaviors that might turn them into criminals in future.

The media is also to blame for the increasing number of people who get radicalized and start engaging in criminal activities. People with such motives target the youths on social media and promise them good life once they join them in the criminal activities. Youths are obsessed with the good life that such people and all they want to do is to emulate their ways so that they can also be able to live such a life.

Social problems in the society

Another source of the rise in criminal activities is the increasing number of associated social problems that push people to the limit. Unemployment is one of the most common problems across the world. Most countries have not been able to solve this problem. The problem is mainly common among the youths especially in the developing countries. Once a large part of the population is unemployed then it means that they will turn to crime as a way of livelihood. It is the reason why there are many youths who are now engaging in crime. Another social problem that has resulted to increase in the number of crimes is the social pressure in society. Youths want to live the lives that they see in the media and the only way that they can do this is when they engage in crime. Peer pressure results to youths engaging in crime so that they can live the lives that they have always wished to live.

To solve these problems, every social unit within the society should be brought on board. It is only possible to solve them if the governments together with every other person make a choice to do so. The government, on its parts should come up with strategies that can be used to solve the social problems. Society keeps on changing and if there are precautionary measures that are taken to keep crime at its lowest level. Once majority of the problems that define the societal change are dealt with, it will be easy to maintain crime levels at a given minimum and this will be important to ensure that crime does not affect the lives of people in the society. Crime can be dealt with by looking at the problems that drive people to do it. Whether psychological or a result of influence, it can best be solved by looking at the underlying things that affect people in the current society.

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