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.

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Individuals believe that a better way to minimise the
crime
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rate is to provide maximum
prison
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punishment
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whilst,
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argue that there are other ways.
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essay presents that long jail
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punishment
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is the better option and how increasing
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patrolling is not valid
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with a reasoned conclusion.
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, if
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allows the court to give
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a higher
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number of years in
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as a
punishment
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for
crimes
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will be a good message in the country.
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will allow the criminals to realise their mistake for breaking the law and they do not commit
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after completing their
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in jail.
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,
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can provide a general message in the city that the consequences of
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committing
a
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is
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not easy and they will fear to commit the
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.
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, the number of
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times
is reduced
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average.
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, according to The China
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newspaper, after China passed a
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legislation
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that can give higher years of
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prison
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a prison
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sentence for
crimes
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, the number of
crimes
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has decreased dramatically.
On the other hand
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, many say that increasing the patrolling of
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will reduce the
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of
crimes
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in the city. Regular routine patrolling by
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vehicles will create a fear in offenders of getting caught so they do not
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commit
a
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. Despite
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, the
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criminal-minded
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criminal
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minded individuals who are determined can plan
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to skip the
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rounds, but if there is maximum
prison
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punishment
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law they will think
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time
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before taking the law into their hands.
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, the people with
crime
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intensions
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intentions
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can observe the pattern of
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patrols and predict the exact
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of
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patrolling, so that they can have a window to commit a
crime
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. In conclusion, citizens
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argue
argued
that longer
prison
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sentence can reduce
crime
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, as
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will send a clear picture of the consequences of breaking the laws,
however
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, others think that high patrolling from
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in the area
reduces
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reduce
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the
crime
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.
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believe
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believes
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that
sentincing
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sentencing
more years of
prison
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time
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will reduce the
crime
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as it creates great fear in offenders to do a
crime
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.
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