Some people who have been in prison become good citizens later and it is often argued that these are the best people to talk to teenagers about the dangers of committing a crime. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

In contemporary times, prison is

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place not only for punishment

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but

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for rehabilitation. In numerous circumstances, criminals can turn over a new leaf after imprisonment and become model citizens or impressive counsellors. From the following illustrations, I agree that they make good examples and are good persuaders for

teenagers

who are about to fall into the traps of

crime

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offenders

. To commence with,

previous

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law-breaking

criminal

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criminals

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who understood their mistakes and become

law abiding

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citizens are living role models for many

teenagers

.

That is

because they have been in the wrong, understood their mistakes, received punishment and made amendments. My colleague at the counselling centre is a striking example. He was a

junvenile

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delinquent who committed

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burglary

, and after rehabilitation, understood the adverse consequences of his action and become a good

cousellor

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counsellor

after release from

prision

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prison

. He is able to draw examples from his own experience when talking to young people. It is clear to see that his own experience is the strongest evidence for

teenagers

to stay away from

crime

.

Furthermore

,

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are often rebellious, which can be attributed to hormonal or

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factors. Unwilling to follow the words of authoritative figures like teachers and parents, they are more prone to temptations of

crime

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offenders

.

However

, it is more likely they find resemblance in previous

offenders

, who have rehabilitated and changed

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and follow their advice.

Hence

, talks

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by rehabilitators about the dangers of

crime

can bring back many

adolecents

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adolescents

who are on the verge of committing unlawful

activity

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. To conclude, previous

crime

offenders

who have rehabilitated and become law-abiding citizens are strong persuaders to young adults and are the prime candidates for talks on

perils

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of

crime

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their own experience and

also

the rebellious nature of

teenagers

.