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

Although

crime

offenders are not a regular part of the valued society, there is a concern of prison term dependency on the

crime

rate

. On the one hand, there is the belief that the increase in punishment duration will result in the decrease of criminal activity, while a contrary view holds that alternatives of

this

should be researched. I will discuss both views and personally, I feel that there need to be other ways to make a person feel the severity of his offence. High penalties in terms of cell terms are enforced for severe crimes to control the

crime

rate

. As

this

will spread fear among the offenders,

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will think thousand times before committing any wrong-doing. A study by Oxford researchers,

for instance

, revealed that the citizens of a country with a low

crime

rate

are afraid of penalties by the judiciary. People tend to commit wrong-doings if they were not made fearful of the system which will make them spend a lot of time in prison. Society has different thoughts on the duration of the sentence.

However

, all folks do not commit crimes by profession and should have other sorts of punishments. These punishments can be in any form

such

as community service in a controlled environment, attending short term courses on behavioural enhancement and anger management etc. Though a criminal is required to take away from society, it is not only the person but his family who

also

suffers. So, it will be good to have a

second

chance, and the person responds and commit to not indulge in criminal activities.

For example

, children of the offenders are not offered jobs in the company only on the basis that their family member is in jail. People tend to change if they were provided with the right kind of training. In conclusion, in order to reduce the

crime

rate

, a long period of jail time for criminals is one of the options, but it should not always be the case, because people related to them will suffer more. In my view, scholars should research to find other ways of punishment.