Recently, there has been an increase in the crimes that committed by young people, mostly minors. Some people believe that the violent imagery in media is the actual reason for this situation. Personally, I don’t think media is the only fundamental cause, even though, I do believe that it has negative effect on people’s lives. Although, I am not an expert on the topic, I’d suggest that educating people on mental health problems that young people are facing and making psychological help more available for people than it is right now can help a ton.
For starters, increase in juvenile crimes shouldn’t be blamed on just one cause, such as media. In my opinion, that is somewhat escaping from the responsibility Adults should be aware on the young generation of kids around them, and shouldn’t ignore the signs that reveal that there may be some issues with their mental health. I think, people tend to turn blind-eye or ignore problems of the kids in their circle because they don’t know how to help. Government organized free classes on child psychology would help parents or adults who are working with young people to be more understanding. I think the way I do, that is because I believe that many teenagers are feeling like they are not being understood. Unfortunately, there is another issue, and that is the how expensive the prices of mental help options. Many juvenile criminals are coming from rather poor households. They don’t have access to high-level of education or stress-free lives. They probable don’t even realise what they need to feel “normal”. So, that’s why, it should be other adults’ or aware people’s responsibility to lead them for a helping solution. Yet, individuals are not stepping up on the matter. In my mind, the reason is they don’t have enough money or resource to be helpful, without damaging their own life balance. In this case, government support for kids who have anger-management struggles or other problems could cause a decrease in the juvenile crime rates.
In conclusion, people shouldn’t just blame media for its negative effects and should try to fix the problems they’re facing in the society with humane solutions. Media being bad example for people is not something invalid, however, I believe that it is not the main cause for young criminals. The social problems could be solved with education, awareness and taking a part in solution.