Some people believe that longer prison sentences are the best way to decrease crime while others believe that there are alternatives ways to decrease crime. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

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Law enforcement agencies, government, and policymakers are finding ways to diminish the
crime
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rate
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. While some people think that
longer
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long
jail sentence is the panacea for all sorts of punishment others believe that there are certainly other ways as well.
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essay will discuss both views and device possible solutions. In my opinion, employment and
drug
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awareness programs can decline
crime
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rate
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drastically. According to some people life imprisonment is the best possible punishment to deter the crimes.
However
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,
this
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idea fails drastically.
Nowadys
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Nowadays
jails are full of
criminals but
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criminals, but
still there is no any significant
declination
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decline
in
crime
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rate
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. In order to reduce
crime
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rate
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new strategic policies must be
deviced
come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
devised
to stop the
crime
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at
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in
the
first
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place. The best possible way to stop
crime
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to find the root cause and prevent it from happening.
On the other hand
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, there are plenty of liberals who argue with longer prison sentences. In
their
in or at that place
there
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Perception
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, One must find the root-cause that makes people
to commit
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commit
crime
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. The two main contributing factors are unemployment and
drug
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addiction. When jobs are scarce in society and in order to
fulfill
put in effect
fulfil
basic amenities people often indulge in
commiting
perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
committing
crime
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.
In addition
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,
drug
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-addiction
also
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makes
situation
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the situation
form bad to worse by spoiling the radical thinking of youths.
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,
accoring
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according
to India Narcotics
survey 80
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survey, 80
% of criminals are
drug
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addicts. Clearly,
drug
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-addiction and unemployment are the prime factors that
leads
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lead
people to anti-social activities. In conclusion, there are
serveral
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
several
ways to stop crimes rather than sentencing life long prison. The best possible solution is to prevent the factors that
intice
provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
entice
incite
people to commit crimes. In my opinion, by providing employment opportunities and
drug
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awareness programs, we can surely aspire for
crime
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free world.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Deterrence
  • Recidivism
  • Rehabilitation
  • Restorative justice
  • Community policing
  • Economic development
  • Reintegration
  • Punitive measures
  • Inhumane conditions
  • Overcrowding
  • Social services
  • Tailored approaches
  • Public sentiment
  • Root causes
  • Taxpayer burden
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