Will Technology Reduce Crime? — 12.02.2026

Task 2 Topic

Crime rates are likely to fall as advances in technology make preventing and solving crimes easier.
To what extent do you agree or disagree?

1Task analysis

Item	Detail
Essay type	Opinion (agree / disagree — to what extent)
Main topic	Whether better technology will lead to lower crime because crimes are easier to prevent and solve
Keywords	crime rates · likely to fall · advances in technology · preventing and solving crimes
Task focus	Predict whether technology will make crime rates fall by helping to prevent and solve crimes
Required position	Say clearly how far you agree or disagree and keep the same position in every paragraph
Plain-English meaning	Cameras, DNA tests and computers help police stop and solve crimes. Will this make crime go down?
Hidden trap	The statement is a prediction (are likely to fall). Remember that technology also helps criminals (online fraud, hacking) — a strong answer considers this
Chosen stance	Partly agree. Technology is likely to reduce many traditional crimes, but it simultaneously enables new forms of crime, so overall crime may change form rather than simply fall
Main-idea plan	BP1 → surveillance and forensics will reduce traditional street and property crime · BP2 → the same technology fuels cybercrime, so overall crime may not fall

2Idea generation

Body 1 — Technology and traditional crime

Surveillance and forensics raise the risk for offenders ✓ strongest
Cashless payments reduce robbery
Predictive analytics guide patrols dự phòng

Body 2 — The rise of technology-enabled crime

Technology enables fraud, hacking and identity theft ✓ strongest
Online crime crosses borders and is hard to prosecute
Criminals adopt tools faster than police dự phòng

✓ strongest = ý dùng trong bài mẫu · dự phòng = ý thay thế, không có trong bài mẫu.

3Skeleton

Introduction

General statement: Technology central to policing
Paraphrased task: Rewrite: easier to prevent and detect → crime declines
Thesis: Partly agree — reduces some, creates new ones

Body 1: Surveillance, forensics, cashless payment → less street and property crime

Body 2: Cybercrime, fraud, cross-border crime grow → crime changes form

Conclusion: Restate the opinion → summarise both reasons → final thought

4Plan & write your paragraphs

How to use: Read the main idea, tap the cue words to add them to the box, then write your own sentence. Your essay is built automatically at the bottom and saved in this browser.

Introduction(50–70 words)

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Goal: Topic → rewrite the statement → give your opinion.

General statement

Main idea: Technology central to policing

Starter: From ubiquitous CCTV to … ·

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Paraphrased task

Main idea: Rewrite: easier to prevent and detect → crime declines

Starter: Some predict that, as … ·

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Thesis

Main idea: Partly agree — reduces some, creates new ones

Starter: I only partly agree … ·

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Body Paragraph 1 — Technology and traditional crime(100–125 words)

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Goal: Reason 1: explain it and give an example.

Topic sentence

Main idea: Traditional crime reduced

Starter: There is little doubt … ·

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Explanation 1

Main idea: Higher risk of identification

Starter: Dense networks of cameras … ·

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Example

Main idea: Cashless → less robbery

Starter: The shift towards cashless … ·

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Explanation 2

Main idea: DNA solves old cases

Starter: Meanwhile, advances in DNA … ·

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Further development

Main idea: Detection deters

Starter: Faced with such a … ·

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Link

Main idea: Largely justified

Starter: In this sense, the … ·

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Body Paragraph 2 — The rise of technology-enabled crime(100–125 words)

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Goal: Reason 2: explain it and give an example.

Topic sentence

Main idea: New opportunities for criminals

Starter: However, the same technological … ·

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Explanation 1

Main idea: Fraud, identity theft, ransomware

Starter: Online fraud, identity theft … ·

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Example

Main idea: Elderly victim of phishing

Starter: An elderly person might … ·

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Explanation 2

Main idea: Rarely solved

Starter: Such crimes are rarely … ·

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Further development

Main idea: Crime changes form

Starter: It is therefore likely … ·

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Link

Main idea: Double-edged sword

Starter: Technology, in other words … ·

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Conclusion(40–55 words)

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Goal: Repeat your opinion, sum up both reasons, final thought. No new ideas!

Restated thesis

Main idea: Partly agree

Starter: In conclusion, I partly … ·

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Summary

Main idea: Traditional crime falls, cybercrime grows

Starter: Surveillance and forensic science … ·

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Final thought

Main idea: Police must adapt

Starter: Law enforcement must therefore … ·

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5Language bank (Band 6.5-8.0)

Mỗi đoạn có bảng collocation riêng. ✓ = có trong bài mẫu · + = cụm mở rộng để học viên tự dùng. 7.0 = nền tảng · 8.0 = nâng band.

Introduction

Collocation	Form	Vietnamese	Band	Bài mẫu
ubiquitous CCTV	adj + noun	camera giám sát khắp nơi	8.0	✓
sophisticated forensic science	noun phrase	khoa học pháp y tinh vi	8.0	✓
modern law enforcement	noun phrase	thực thi pháp luật hiện đại	7.0	✓
prevent and detect	verb phrase	ngăn chặn và phát hiện	7.0	✓
inevitably decline	verb + adv	chắc chắn giảm	8.0	✓
entirely new ones	noun phrase	những loại hoàn toàn mới	7.0	✓

Body Paragraph 1 — Technology and traditional crime

Collocation	Form	Vietnamese	Band	Bài mẫu
little doubt	adj + noun	ít nghi ngờ	7.0	✓
traditional crime	adj + noun	tội phạm truyền thống	7.0	✓
dense networks of cameras	noun phrase	mạng lưới camera dày đặc	8.0	✓
number-plate recognition	noun + noun	nhận dạng biển số xe	8.0	✓
raised the risk of	verb phrase	làm tăng nguy cơ	7.0	✓
the strongest deterrent	noun phrase	yếu tố răn đe mạnh nhất	7.0	✓
cashless payments	adj + noun	thanh toán không dùng tiền mặt	7.0	✓
far less profitable	adv + adj	kém sinh lời hơn nhiều	8.0	✓
DNA profiling	noun + noun	lập hồ sơ ADN	8.0	✓
a high probability of detection	noun phrase	khả năng bị phát hiện cao	8.0	✓
potential offenders	adj + noun	những kẻ có thể phạm tội	8.0	✓
largely justified	adv + adj	phần lớn là có cơ sở	7.0	✓

Body Paragraph 2 — The rise of technology-enabled crime

Collocation	Form	Vietnamese	Band	Bài mẫu
technological progress	adj + noun	tiến bộ công nghệ	7.0	✓
new opportunities for criminals	noun phrase	cơ hội mới cho tội phạm	7.0	✓
online fraud	adj + noun	lừa đảo trực tuyến	7.0	✓
identity theft	noun + noun	đánh cắp danh tính	8.0	✓
ransomware attacks	noun + noun	tấn công mã độc tống tiền	8.0	✓
operate anonymously	verb + adv	hoạt động ẩn danh	8.0	✓
their life savings	noun phrase	toàn bộ tiền tiết kiệm	7.0	✓
a convincing phishing email	noun phrase	email lừa đảo thuyết phục	8.0	✓
international cooperation	adj + noun	hợp tác quốc tế	7.0	✓
a double-edged sword	noun phrase	con dao hai lưỡi	8.0	✓

Conclusion

Collocation	Form	Vietnamese	Band	Bài mẫu
In conclusion	linker	tóm lại	7.0	✓
advances in technology	noun phrase	tiến bộ công nghệ	7.0	✓
traditional offences	adj + noun	tội phạm truyền thống	7.0	✓
the rapid growth of cybercrime	noun phrase	sự gia tăng nhanh của tội phạm mạng	8.0	✓
law enforcement	noun + noun	lực lượng thực thi pháp luật	7.0	✓
adapt as quickly as	verb phrase	thích nghi nhanh như	8.0	✓

Useful structures

Not only + auxiliary + subject + verb, but … also … (inversion for emphasis)
Participle clause, + main clause (Having / Being / Faced with …)
It is + adj + that + clause (cleft / evaluative structure)
Were / Should + subject + verb, + would … (formal conditional)
Noun phrase + which / whose + clause (dense non-defining relative clause)
The more …, the more … (comparative correlative)

6Self-check before you submit

Task Response: Clear position (Partly agree) in the thesis, kept in both body paragraphs and restated in the conclusion; every reason is explained and supported by a realistic exampleCoherence & Cohesion: One reason per body paragraph, both supporting the same position; linkers In conclusion, For example, For instance, Therefore, However, In other words, Overall, because, sinceLexical Resource: Topic collocations from the Language bank; paraphrase the key words of the question (crime rates, likely to fall, advances in technology)Grammar: Wide range of complex structures (inversion, participle clauses, conditionals) used accurately and naturallyFit for band: Realistic examples, no invented statistics, about 290–320 words in total

7🔒 Model Essay (Band 8.0)

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