Studies show that many criminals have a low level of education. For this reason, some people believe that the best way to reduce crime is to educate people in prison so they could get a good job once they are released. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

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Nowadays, it is a widely acclaimed notion that educating
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inmates in prison would lower the
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is a highly-debated topic and I personally do not agree with it. To start with, it is true that education enables a person to be self-sufficient and have a better understanding of right or wrong, but, providing knowledge after the misdeed has already been committed would not help reduce the
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the focus should be on providing a child with
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etter education in the
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place rather than after they have committed a
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. It is, said prevention is better than cure,
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situation as well.
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overnment should invest in introducing more schemes that
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gaining knowledge from an early age.
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, being qualified does not necessarily imply that a person will not commit
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rime,
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, nowadays there is a surge in
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which are being committed by highly skilled professionals. The reason for that could be the lack of moral values and being connected with the negatively
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people.
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, it is important that along with imparting knowledge, there is a need
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adding more emphasis on the moral lectures in the curriculum.
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, if a child is being made aware of the harm their
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can bring to their loved ones, they would not be tempted to perform
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actions and
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experiences would leave an imprint on the mind which would help in guiding them choose a course of action as they grow old. To sum it up, in my opinion, educating criminals would not help reduce the crimes being committed.
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, providing qualifications along with moral education at a young age can help lower down the
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