It is a fact that the majority of people who are sent to prison commit further crime after their release. What is causing this? What can be done to change this?
It is a sad fact that criminals who leave
prison
go on to commit further
crimes. There are various reasons for this
, but there are also
some things that can be done to prevent it from happening.
One reason for this
recidivism is due to
a lack of legitimate income. Many Change preposition
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people
turn to crime
as they cannot find an alternative to earn money. When such
a person comes out of prison
, it is very often the case that they have the same few opportunities for a legitimate income. In fact, these opportunities will even be reduced, as employers are often less willing to give an ex-prisoner a job. Some people
also
return to crime
, as they spend all the time of their prison
sentence with other criminals. This
is not a great environment for rehabilitation, and sometimes even a network of contacts can be made to help develop criminal activities on release.
One important way to help address this
problem is education. Criminals who have turned to illegal activities because of no alternatives to earn a living need to learn a way to earn a wage, such
as a trade or vocational skills. Computer skills, for example
, are in high demand and someone trained in these could very possibly find work. In addition
, governments can offer incentives to employers to attract them to give jobs to newly-released prisoners. This
would help people
who don’t really want to return to crime
achieve a fresh start. As keeping people
in prison
is an expensive business, governments might find it cheaper to pay these incentives.
To sum up, people
returning to crime
is a tragedy that should be avoided if at all possible in today’s society. Education and incentives can directly address the reasons for it and could make society a happier and safer place.Submitted by Hai Linh
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Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately
Linking words are very important in your essay.
To score effectively on your IELTS exam, you should make an effort to implement short concise sentences coupled with linking words.
Almost every sentence in your essay should have a linking word of some sort.
In fact, the only sentences that can omit linking words are your background sentence and thesis.
Linking word examples:
- firstly
- secondly
- thirdly
- in additional
- moreover
- also
- for example
- for instance
- therefore
- however
- although
- even though
- despite
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