some people believe that it is better to spend more money to eliminate the cause of crime, while others think that the government should spend more on punishment. Discuss both views and give your opinion

No one is born criminal. It’s the circumstances that force a person

follow

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to follow

the path of

offense

a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others

offence

. Some people opine that the money should be spent on eradicating the cause of the misdeed while others are of the view that the amount should be diverted towards punishment. I vehemently espouse that the focus should be laid on eliminating the root cause of crime on account of the reasons elucidated below.

To begin

with, one of the major reasons that children resort to offence is unemployment. The government should lay more stress on imparting education to the children so that they

become

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will become

employable in the future. They should be trained with the necessary vocational skills so that they can earn their livelihood. A recent study found that the crime rate in countries where education is free till 14 years is much lower compared to the nations where there is no

such

provision.

Additionally

, awareness must be created amongst the public about the serious repercussions that rising population can have not only for the nation but

also

the family. Income remaining limited, increased in the number of family members to be fed is likely to pressurize the bread earner to resort to unethical means.

However

, it argued by some that punishment serves the best medicine for offenders. It is argued that negative reinforcement in the form of broadcasting the trial

on

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by

media will debar other potential

criminals to from

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criminals from

committing

such

misdeeds. It is

further

contended that expenses incurred on jails should be enhanced so that the prisoners are provided with

necessary skills

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the necessary skills

in the jail.

For instance

, during the recent Covid-19 pandemic, various sewing machines were provided in the Tihar jail in India, so that the prisoners can make masks and gloves on a large scale. In conclusion, stress should be laid on putting an end to the causes of crime by providing adequate education so as to make people employable and spreading awareness amongst the citizenry for the need to have small family sizes.