People think that the best way to reduce crime is to give longer prison sentences. Others believe that there are other alternative solutions for reducing crime. Discuss both views and give your opinion on this topic.

The issue of

crime

rate reduction is crucial for many countries as well as what sentence is better to apply. Some people believe that if criminals spend more time in prison, it will reduce

crime

.

However

, others say that there are several better solutions to

this

problem. As a society representative, I strongly support the

second

point of view and see social changes as a more powerful tool to reduce

crime

. On the one hand, as criminals spend more time in prison there might be a lower possibility that they will be able to commit a

crime

again.

Such

long sentences, when a person spends years of his or her

life

in prison, may stop others from doing illegal actions.

On the other hand

, the opponents of longer sentences say that bettering quality of

life

and changing punishment for some crimes are more effective. As an example of strict punishment could be used some of the USA states where capital punishment is allowed. The knowledge that for the most violent crimes, a person could be sentenced to death might be rather efficient in preventing illegal actions.

Moreover

, the development of the social sphere and improvement of

life

level have a positive influence on the declining

crime

rate.

For example

, in the UK policemen usually do not have guns as the criminals do not have them too and the most common is the stealing of things of a different kind.

Thus

, social development is highly important in violent

crime

reduction. To conclude, I think that by providing people with a good level of

life

, when everyone has a chance to get medical help, education, paid job, and a place to live, the number of crimes could be minimized. That point of view has been already more or less proved by industrialized countries.