IELTS Task 2 causes and solutions essay: Criminals who reoffend
A Task 2 causes and solutions question. Answer both parts: explain the causes (or effects), then suggest solutions that match them. A solution with no cause behind it reads as a list.
2 students’ essays below, each marked by Axiom, from band 7.0 to 8.0. Updated on 29 September 2026.
The question
In many countries now, criminals reoffend.
Why is this the case? What solutions can you offer to solve the issue?
Students’ essays on this question, marked by Axiom
Across these 2 essays the average band is 7.5: Task Response 8.0, Coherence and Cohesion 7.5, Lexical Resource 7.5, Grammatical Range and Accuracy 7.5. Coherence and Cohesion, Lexical Resource and Grammatical Range and Accuracy were the weakest criteria.
Real answers, shared without their writers’ names, newest first. Each opens with its revisions marked in place. Estimated by AI. It isn’t an official IELTS score.
Overall band, an AI estimate: 8.0
Essay #2
Task response 8.0, coherence 8.0, vocabulary 8.0, grammar 8.0
Many countries are now concerned about the increasing number of people with past convictions reoffending. Main reasons behind this phenomenon are poor rehabilitation…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 7.0
Essay #1
Task response 8.0, coherence 7.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 7.0
Recidivism has been widespread worldwide today since former prisoners cannot find jobs due to fewer employment opportunities as well as some types of crime is not…
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