Some people believe that giving longer prison sentences is the best way to reduce crime. Others believe that there are better ways to reduce crime. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

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Opinions are divided on whether the number of criminals can decrease completely when throwing them into
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for a long time or it is better to reduce the
crime
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rate
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thanks to by using alternative solutions. While I understand why some people support the former view, I am still in favour of the latter.  I understand why some people think that the longer period of imprisonment is the best way to prevent
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. From their point of view, doing
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fear in the offenders' mind and
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deters them from doing unlawfully. Evidence for
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can be seen in Singapore, where thieves are usually punished with the life sentence.
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, Singapore is a well-known country in which the thieves
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rate
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is under 1% during the
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10 years. In spite of producing impressive results,
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solution costs a large amount of public money to provide offenders with food and other necessities while staying in
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,
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, it can be detrimental
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developing countries.   
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, I am still with those who believe that there are more effective ways to fight
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as providing vocational training courses.
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means that these criminals can learn a trade through jail time and find jobs after being released.
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In
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way, not only do the
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rate
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and the unemployment
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decrease but it
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helps boost the economic growth in some countries.
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is can be seen in the case of Vietnam where a person used to be a prisoner and became an owner of a factory producing exported rice. He said that he could have great success
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thanks to the agricultural training in
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.  In conclusion, despite acknowledging why people think the best way to reduce
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is giving longer
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sentences, I hold the belief that the percentage of lawbreakers can reduce significantly if they receive big help from the government.
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