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In Passage 1, the author states that criminal violence is more prevalent in societies where it is difficult for people to settle down and bond with others. In my opinion, this is somewhat true. This is because when people do not feel welcome and accepted by others in the society, they tend to feel rejected and this may lead to extreme acts such as crime for them to vent their frustrations. There is no one for them to talk with and share their feelings, thus all these feelings bottled up inside them may have an adverse effect on their actions as they strive to find ways to get back at the people who shun them or be accepted. This may lead to criminal acts as these victims usually take drastic measures to get people to notice them. For example, there have been many shooting crimes in America, due to the victims being bullied or shunned by their peers, thus the victims seek to take revenge as a result of  mental trauma. However, this is of less concern in Singapore. As Singapore is a multi-racial and multi-cultural society, it is unlikely that there will be as much discrimination of people here.Thus, people will most likely feel more at home and accepted here in Singapore rather in other countries as people in Singapore are used to many different kinds of people. This reduces the chance that people will commit crimes as a result of being shunned as they will be able to integrate into Singapore society more easily. This is also one of the reasons that Singapore has a lower crime rate than other countries like America. With strong ties forged here in Singapore, people will be less likely to commit crimes as they will not want to hurt their close ones. Thus, due to Singapore's unique culture, the issue of criminal violence due to alienation is of less concern than in other countries.

On the other hand, Passage 2's author states that criminal violence most happens in poor areas. This is also quite true in my opinion. People who are unemployed tend to feel that it is unfair that they do not have a job and have to suffer without income. They may feel resentment towards the government for not helping them or giving them jobs and may stage riots to protest about their unemployment. This usually leads to casualties when the police try to stop these riots, which can get violent in some cases. However, this is of less concern in Singapore. In Singapore, the government helps the unemployed by providing training courses to improve their chances of employment, and also holds career fairs for people to find jobs that they want. In addition, those without income can apply for financial support as well, thus it is unlikely that Singaporeans have to resort to criminal violence. As such, this matter is of lesser concern in Singapore.