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Some people think that the best way to reduce crime is to give longer prison sentences. Others, however, believe there are better alternative ways of reducing crime. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

#people #crime #prison #sentences #alternative
Modern world today
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crime rate
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the crime rate
has been increasing
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has increased
 since
last
 50 years.
Type
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The type
 of punishment to give offenders divides society into two groups.Some think that by giving longer jail
term
 would be better
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whereas others ponder that community service would be
great way
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a great way
 to decrease the crime rate. On the one hand
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Advocates of long
term
 jail service point that since criminals spend many years behind the bar mean that their freedom has been taken away and they are in
lonely stage
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a lonely stage
the lonely stage
 which would help them to understand and regret about their mistakes they have committed preciously.To illustrate, many deadly prisoners were purified after their life sentence and started normal life
with out
in absence of
without
 any criminal activities.
Therefore
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many believe
this
 method can be effective.
On the other hand
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however
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experts consider having alternative punishment methods to bring down the crime rate.
For example
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by giving
counseling
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counsel
counselling
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 teaching new skills and allocating compulsory community service offenders able to handle life after jail
term
.
Futhermore
in addition
Furthermore
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they would find
job
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jobs
 quickly because they have learned and have hands on experience.
Finally
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in my opinion,
mixture
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a mixture
 of long
term
 punishment with compulsory skill training is the ultimate goal for reducing criminal activities both new and reaped offending. In conclusion
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Even though people are varied in adopting different methods of punishments.
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I consider alternative method solid
be
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to be
 great
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