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Causes and Solutions for Increasing Youth Crime

Children and teenagers are committing more and more crimes in many countries.

Why is this happening? How can we stop or at least reduce youth crime?

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Essay ideas: Causes and Solutions for Increasing Youth Crime

WhyThis is aProblem and solution essay — it asks for causes or problems, and for ways to solve them.

SoWe split the ideas intoCauses & problems(what causes it or goes wrong)andSolutions(how to fix it).

Causes & problems

4 ideas

Solutions

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Essay · 281 words · 4 paragraphs · 15 comments

Score details

Response 01
Estimated band6.0/ 9

Overall assessment

The response directly addresses both questions, offering two plausible causes of youth crime and a solution paragraph, with a clear overall structure. The main limitation is that the solution section is thin and underdeveloped compared with the causes, and some vocabulary is used imprecisely. Language is generally clear despite recurring awkward phrasing.

TR

Task Response

Both parts of the question are addressed with relevant causes and solutions, but the solutions are underdeveloped, and the conclusion omits the economic cause while referring to unexplained school factors.

6.0
CC

Coherence and Cohesion

The essay is logically organised with clear paragraphing and cohesive devices, though some linkers are used mechanically and progression within the solution paragraph is weak.

6.0
LR

Lexical Resource

There is adequate range of topic-related vocabulary, but phrases such as 'unemployment inflation' and 'two square meals' are imprecise or misapplied in context.

6.0
GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

A mix of simple and complex structures generally communicates meaning clearly. Subordination in sentences about parents and children is mostly controlled; the malformed combination “unemployment inflation is” needs restructuring to name the two intended factors.

6.0

What to work on next

Develop both recommendations with concrete actions and explanations of how they could reduce offending, and add a measure that responds to the job shortage identified earlier.

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