Some people are of the opinion that long prison sentence reduces crime rate, while other believe other alternatives should be explored. Discuss birth views and give your opinion.

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jail term is believed by many to be a punitive measure that brings about a decline in the rate of

crime

, while certain individuals hold a different view. I am of the notion that various alternative punishment can be explored to reduce

this

rate

as a result

of various bad outcome experienced

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ex-convicts. On the one hand,

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term is thought to bring about correction and remorse.

However

, a lot of dismerit has been associated with its outcome.

Firstly

, an unstable mental state resulting from family separation. Convicts, over a long duration , become depressed, as they have lost connections with their loved ones.

Thus

, they exit the correctional home with no one to go to and eventually return back to the street.

For instance

, a colleague who spent 20 years in jail found it difficult to relate with family after serving time. He got accustomed to the way of street life , carrying out dubious activities.

Secondly

,

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inmates are exposed to

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mind of all sorts, and it's known that like

mind

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think

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alike .

As a result

of spending time with them in prison, most of them change their attitude for the worse.

Thus

,

this

process would eventually increase

crime

incidence.

On the other hand

, various corrective measures with a shorter duration could be explored,

such

as house arrest ,

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correctional facility where certain task

are

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assigned to offenders and are carried out under strict

on

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supervision for

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a s

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short time.

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a folk is remorseful as they usually have the presence of the speed of family support to help them navigate. Ultimately, they are productive and contribute to

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society by attending to their task, concurrently paying for a

crime

commited

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committed

.

Therefore

, they have a sound state of mind with no interest in dubious activities. The

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out door

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experience

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amount of shame.

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, a church member who was placed on

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house arrest got off after 6 months, though depressed about the

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, repented of his bad actions and vowed never to be found

break

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the law In conclusion, prolonged prison term

are

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perceived to be the best way to bring about a decline in the rate of

crime

, while others believe differently. I am of the opinion that other punitive measures of a shorter duration outside of a confined setting be explored to bring about

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in

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