Prison is the common way in most countries try to solve the problem of crime. However, a more effective solution is to provide people with a better education. Do you agree or disagree?

For many centuries now, prisons have been one of the major known outcomes for most of the crimes globally. It has been a long time that there have been heated arguments and discussions on how to reduce

crime

in the

society

. The discussion vacillates between whether

education

or imprisonment can help in reducing

crime

rates

. The advocates of

education

believe that it can help people realize their actions and its implications and help in curbing

crime

rates

whereas the opponents categorically opine that nothing other than the harsh treatment in prison can help bring a change in the offenders.

However

, I believe that

education

can contribute to reducing the

crime

rates

because when I recall the

last

couple of decades, it reminds me of the fact that the

crime

rates

have decreased and

this

is linked to the fact that the literacy percentage globally has seen a rise in the same time. Many governments globally made it easy for parents to educate their children through different means like scholarships and free government schools which has ensured that more and more children are being educated. Undeniably,

education

has the power to teach us a plethora of things which can help us be good human beings and add value to

society

in addition

to addressing the problem of poverty.

For example

, from their

first

day in school, kids are taught manners as tiny as respecting elders and not littering around which imbibe deeply in their mind and help them in the long run especially to distinguish between what is right and what is wrong and its impact in the

society

.

This

, I believe, has played a key role in reducing the

crime

rates

for some very common activities like stealing and kidnapping because the offenders now are aware of the consequences of their actions which is being taught to them even before they are high schoolers. Another main reason for the common criminal activities is poverty which again is taken care by educating the kids as they are capable to make a living by doing odd jobs even if they have been to school for a few years. As of today, most of the prisons make the

prisoners

do heavy jobs as a part of their punishment. Some prisons have now started plugging in

education

for these

prisoners

during their time in prison can help them understand the rules and norms of the

society

and learn things they like and live a better life once they are released. To exemplify, in a small city in India, a celebrity was imprisoned for use of drugs.

This

celebrity had the connections and was able to start a radio show in the prison from which he taught his fellow

prisoners

of how to operate restaurants. Most of these

prisoners

opened their own restaurant post-release and lived a better life.

Such

programs when structured in a better manner can help the offenders to reflect on their past mistakes and live a better future which should be the main goal of imprisonment. In conclusion, I would like to reiterate the fact that

education

in different forms should be inculcated in the lives of people including the

prisoners

and

this

if

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done in the right way can help in reducing

crime

rates

as well as helping

prisoners

live a better life.