A longer prison term as a way of punishing those who break the law is not as good as other method. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Imposing sentences is regarded as an effective method of punishing

offenders

.

Although

it can deter crimes, I believe that there are other approaches that can result in better outcomes.

Community

service can be treated as a better way of reforming criminals. Doing

community

services

such

as cleaning equipment of a

community

can help

offenders

develop working skills and achieve a sense of responsibility. Meanwhile,

this

experience can give them a feeling of working and living like normal citizens which can prevent criminals continue to commit offences when they were released.

By comparison

, a long term

prison

isolates

offenders

from society may not achieve the same result. Providing formal education and vocational techniques is another method. Some juvenile

offenders

and

first

-time

offenders

may commit offences because of the lack of judgement and unmatured minds.

Therefore

,

prison

staff should provide lectures to

offenders

and help them develop career advancement.

For example

, specialist staff can teach them knowledge of basic subjects or practical skills

such

as cooking and building. By

this

means, they could accept equal education or job opportunities after they leave

prison

and are unwilling to hurt other people.

On the other hand

, a long

prison

term can be the most powerful approach to prevent crimes for some

offenders

who commit multiple times of crimes. Reoffenders are likely to pose a threat to public properties and citizens’ safety repeatedly. In order to protect the well-being of innocent citizens, they need long-term supervision conducted by the justice system. In conclusion, despite sending

offenders

to

prison

is an efficient way to reduce the offence rate, I believe that methods

such

as

community

service and education which can better educate

offenders

should be taken into consideration.