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In these years, the society has seen rapid proliferation of different measures aiming to prevent victimisation. It is followed by a protracted debate over its positive and negative impacts. In my opinion, it is a reflection of the inflated fear of crime, but not of actual levels of crime. | Topic 71 There are more and more effective security measures in large cities to reduce the crime. Does this endeavour bring more benefits than problems In these years the society has seen rapid proliferation of different measures aiming to prevent victimisation. It is followed by a protracted debate over its positive and negative impacts. In my opinion it is a reflection of the inflated fear ofcrime but not of actual levels of crime. To a larger or lesser extent the increased presence of anti-crime devices fuels the fear of crime and has a devastating effect on people s quality of life. Crimes are concentrated in particular areas but the fear of crime spreads across the whole community and affects nearly every resident. The most annoying aspect of this trend is that people s freedom is curtailed for example using the stairway of a building less frequently due to the alarm installed there and sometimes people s privacy is invaded due to the concealed surveillance cameras in offices . There is little if any evidence that the threat people perceive has a real life counterpart. On the other hand although some measures are said to deter or stop crime they too often produce opposite outcomes. For example lighting in a dark area may reduce fear but also enable criminals to see their targets more easily leading to a high probability of attacks. The benefits of self-protective measures such as gun ownership and martial arts training are doubtful because nobody can say with certainty that the net effect is to decrease harm. Most personal defensive devices are either too difficult to use or less effective than expected. Crime reduction and crime prevention also rely on other approaches rather than on security measures. Criminals choose their targets based on time and whereabouts. Citizens will be less vulnerable to victimisation if they bypass those places where crimes frequently occur. There is no need for carrying chemical agents for self-defense. Many mansions are armed .