You should spend about 40 minutes on this question. Some people believe that crime is a result of social problems and poverty. Others think that crime is a result of a bad person's nature. Discuss both views and give your opinion. Give reasons for your answer, and provide ideas and examples from your own experience. You should write at least 250 words.

The debate over whether crime is caused by individual or social factors presents a complex issue. Robust defenders on both sides offer strong arguments but the answer may lie in harmonious integration of both views. On the one hand, advocates of crime as a result of poverty argue that it is related to providing their […]