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Many offenders commit more crimes after serving the first punishment. Why is this happening and what measures can be taken to tackle this problem?

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As more and more people experience unemployment and hunger, they turn into desperate measures to survive
hence
 the increase in
crime
 rate.
However
, repeat offenders become fearless after their
first
crime
, owing to the fact that they think they can evade the law now that they know how it works. Since they've already been caught, they have now developed a new way to try and trick the system.
For example
, if they were caught in a certain
neighborhood
a surrounding or nearby region
neighbourhood
, they'd probably not go back there a
second
 time when they are released.
Moreover
, if they are apprehended with the help of a CCTV camera, the
next
 time they commit a
crime
, they'd thoroughly check every corner and absolutely avoid shops with a surveillance camera.
This
 happens
as a result
 of having no job and since they already have a record, companies are wary to hire them as they have a history of jail time. Desperate times
calls
Suggestion
call
 for desperate measures as they say. In order to not have repeat offenders, police should impose a higher bail and a longer jail sentence.
In addition
, they should
also
 have community service
such
 as cleaning the streets or helping with shelters. If the criminal has
commites
bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude
committed
commits
 a heavy
crime
, they could
also
 be sent to solitary confinement depending on the degree of
commited
bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude
committed
crime
. In conclusion, unemployment leads to criminal acts and repeat offenders should be punished according to the level of
crime
 committed.

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