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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.Write 250 words.

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Many
people
 argue that a good choice to minimize
crime
 is to give longer
prison
 sentences.
However
, other
people
's trust is a better option for reducing
crime
. Longer
prison
 is one way
for
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of
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 teaching a deterrent effect for
people
 who have criminal behaviour. Because the punishment will make
people
 can not do anything for their lives.
For example
,
people
 who live in
prison
 can not live with their families, work to get the money, and others. He will feel stressed and depressed, so he will not repeat the mistake. So, I think longer
prison
 is the best way to reduce
crime
 in the country. On another side,
prison
 without
education
 will not really be effective in creating awareness for criminals. Why did I say that? Because the punishment has to side by side with
education
 to build guilty feelings and build awareness, so he will not repeat the
crime
 behaviour again. Especially,
education
 about social
life
, religious knowledge and economy creative.
For example
, narration about social
life
 can make the
people
 build social harmony in their social environment. And
then
 religious knowledge can make
people
 have a foundation or basic to live. The
last
 is perspective and skill about economy creative, which have many benefits for continuing their
life
. Almost all criminal behaviour occur by the economic problem. So, individuals can continue
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life
 with the new skill. In my conclusion,
besides
 longer
prison
 sentences,
education
 is
also
 needed to the
crime
 rate in one nation and educate
people
 to live a decent
life
.
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