Exercise

8
Read the following
text. Then, answer questions
(a)
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Social Problems
As social problems
increase'among
Malaysians youths, youth
crimes have risen
since
the late 1990s' lt is frightening
to know that young people
are responsible
for 4a% d crimes
committed
today and that youth
crimes are becoming
very viorent.
who has the responsibility
of solving this problem?
For one, dealing with youth
crimes is
a priority
of the government.
The steps taken include introducing
major changes
in the youth
justice
system and laws. Another
step is implementing preventir"
,"rrrr"s.
These measures
include
educating youths
in not taking drugs, youth
and family
counseiling.
The responsibility
of dealing with youth problems
also lies with parents.
However, parents
often do not accept that they are to be blamed
when their child commits
crime. lnstead,
they
are quick
to blame the government,
the public
and schools.
parents
should give
their child more
parental
attention'
They should
do things together,
such as play games
and go
on weekend
outings. By doing so, their teenage
chird is ress rikery to turn to nao company.
schools
can play
a big role in trying to reduce youth
crimes.
A school-based programme
can provide
support and advice to students with the objective
of improving
their behaviour.
One
way is by reducing
truancy
in school. when students
show greater
interest in their studies, they
are less likely to turn to commit
crimes.
Questions (a) -
U)
Using the information
from the text,
Situation
(a)
(b)
complete the following graphic
organiser.
Government's
responsibilities
(c)
(d)
(e)
Social
Problems
among Youths
Schools'
responsibilities
Parents'
responsi
bi I ities
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