Question

Unequal access to basic services is responsible for various criminal activities in South Africa. Critically discuss this statement

Answer 1

Unequal access to basic services is connected to criminal activities and various reports have proved this aspect to be true.

• In South Africa, reports have shows that people who have little or no access to education, food, homes, health services etc are at a greater risk of committing crimes. People commit such crimes to fulfill their needs.
• Lacking proper houses increases the rate of robbing as people are easily able to access houses like this. May people lack a good infrastructure due to no money.
• Many people lack access to transport as they have little money, such people get robbed on their ways.
• Social welfare and grants are not accessible to many people due to which they illegal ways or doing crimes to meet their monetary needs.

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Answer 2

Explanation:

Unequal access to these basics services is connected to the crime. People with poor access to education, health services, social support, and other basic services are at greater risk of not only committing a crime but committing it much more frequently. People commit crimes to meet their needs.