In passage one, the author states that, “Rates of criminal violence are higher in mobile and heterogeneous societies”. This means that societies that allow for easy immigration and is multiracial tend to have high levels of crime. However this is not true in the context of Singapore. Singapore is both multiracial and high mobility in migration and yet it has managed to keep its crime level to a minimum. This is done through the social integration of foreigners and minority groups so as to make them feel like a valuable citizen in society. In Singapore, Residents’ committees and community centres organise events and activities for residents to take part in and bond over. This gives the residents, who are of different racial backgrounds, a chance to understand each other and grow tolerance. Thus, this tolerance helps prevent racial criminal violence in Singapore. Hence, the view that ease in migration and multiracialism will lead to high level of criminal violence is not true.
In passage two, Olivier Roy claims that "This angry young population is highly deculturalised and individualised." This means that youths today are selfish and no longer in touch with their roots. This causes them to be easily influenced and swayed by what they see in the media and not be able to judge for themselves what is morally right. Hence, they become preoccupied in chasing what they believe is beneficial for them. This is true in most societies today including mine where youth readily follow peers whom they believe are cool. This usually leads to crimes and vices such as smoking, vandalism and stealing. This can be seen by the fact that the number of juvenile delinquents is now higher than it was ten years ago. This worrying trend in my society shows that it is indeed true that the lack of association with one’s heritage combined with a self-centred belief in one’s self may lead to crimes and vices.
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