Some people think that the best way to reduce crime is to give longer prison sentences. Others, however, believe there are better alternative ways of reducing crime. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

The rate of
crime
has been increasing for decades in every part of the World. Some
people
claim that the
crime
rates can decrease with the penalty of long
prison
judgements. Yet, some of them say that there are effective ways to reduce
crime
instead
of
prison
punishment. I am of the opinion that governments should implement some effective laws for criminals. It is believed that staying in
prison
in
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long years enables prospective
offenders
to refrain from committing
crimes
because they scare to stay in
prison
.
This
is because their freedom and comfortable area can be restrained in the
prison like
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doing nothing without permission.
For instance
, in
the
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turkey, many
people
who stayed in
prison
in the past say that ı attach importance to my
behavior
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in
the
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society because
in
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the
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my
prison
sentence experience , we cannot go out without permission and
also
we had no chance to choose our meals in
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day.
This
situation can be
deterrent
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for many prospective
offenders
to commit
crimes
for the sake of convenience and freedom.
On the other hand
, some
people
say that
instead
of
prison
judgements, there are some ways to reduce
crime
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rate like rehabilitation
centers
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. If
people
recover psychologically,
this
affects their
behavior
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well .
Therefore
governments can implement some laws to enter these
centers
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for the
offenders
because many criminals who committed
crimes
have
a psychological problems
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psychological problems
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.
Also
, if these problems can not be solved , they are predisposed to repeat
their
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bad
behaviors
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.These repeating
crimes
which
is
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committed by
offenders
make up
the
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50% of the
crime
rates in every part of the World. In
this
way, staying in these
centers
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treat
offenders
’ bad thoughts , and
crime
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rate can decrease thanks to
this
. In my opinion, governments should regulate some incentive programs for the
offenders
like
seminars
because these
seminars
raise their awareness about committing
crimes
.
Also
, these should be obligatory for participation.
For instance
, the subject of these
seminars
can explain how
crimes
affect human life.
For instance
,
people
who are exposed to
crime
like
theft
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can share their emotions and results about that.In
this
way
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they can understand how to affect
people
’s lives
badly
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.
In addition
, many prospective
offenders
have family and friend issues. Thanks to these
seminars
, they can meet friends.In
this
way, socialization can be deterrent to commit
crimes
because it gives good emotions. To sum up, Some
people
think that long
prison
penalties can decrease the
crime
rates because of
people
’ fond
of
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freedom and convenience.
However
, some of them claim that
instead
of
prison
government should attach importance to
offenders
’ psychological situation. In my opinion, raising awareness about
crimes
should be implemented by
government
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the government
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like
seminars
.
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