Studies show that many criminals have a low level of education. For this reason, some people believe that the best way to reduce crime is to educate people in prison so they could get a good job once they are released. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

Researchers have consistently shown a positive correlation between a person’s level of

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and their likelihood of committing a crime. The lower one’s

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level, the higher the probability that

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person will be sent to

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at some point. Even though I agree that encouraging

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is the answer,

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whilst in

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is unlikely to fully solve the problem. It is clear that

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discourages people from becoming involved in illegal activities.

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, research in the UK shows that many criminals do not have the skills and training to work in a

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, which means that they struggle to earn money and may be forced to commit crimes by these circumstances.

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, most jobs requiring special training

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a good standard of living, and

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remove a major incentive to do anything illegal. When is the best time to provide

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? People in

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have already committed a crime. While helping them to acquire the knowledge

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while serving their sentence is important for their future, the best result that

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an approach can achieve is to keep them from

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offending against or breaking a law or rule

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. I believe the ultimate goal of our society is to deter people from doing something illegal in the

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place. In order to achieve

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, the government should provide free

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to people from underprivileged backgrounds, which would enable them to learn the skills necessary for a

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and prevent them from heading down the criminal path. To conclude, I agree that educating people and training them for a

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would help to prevent many from committing crimes;

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, providing accessible

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before one becomes a criminal would be more effective than waiting for them to go to

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.