Some people believe that giving longer prison sentences is the best way ton reduce crime. Others believe that there are better ways to reduce crime. Discuss both views and give your opinion

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it is sometimes thought that
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penalty is an effective means of decreasing felony, other people believe that there are more improved methods to curb scandals. In my opinion, I consider that
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years
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of imprisonment
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more appropriate. On the one hand, some people think longer prison is better as
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off
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and
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prevents them and others from re-offending so often, and I agree.
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, if
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who commit a violent
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are in detention for several
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, they are given
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time to think about their
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and become
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better
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.
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, extending
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in jail serve as a deterrent to other who might want to commit similar atrocities.
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, in Nigeria, the number of rapists
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seen
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reduction ever since
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of
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acts are being sentenced to life imprisonment.
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,
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has helped to eliminate the number of
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of
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.
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, continuing penalty means that
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is effectively protected.
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to say, when
criminals
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who are a threat to
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society
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are convicted
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longer
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years
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in jail it would return peace and harmony back to the
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.
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, reducing the incidence of
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heinous
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crime
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crimes
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.
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, it is often believed that it is better if the focus is to build a greater
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rather than
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punishment.
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is because the cost to keep a prisoner for
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the
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extended year can cost a fortune and the responsibility is often posed
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tax paying
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citizens. So,
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system should divert
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attention to ways in which
criminals
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serve
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society
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instead
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of the way
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around
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.
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, in Japan, if one person steals property, he would stay
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30 days
in an orphanage with foreign children that lost everything,
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,
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policy reduced the
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rate. Another reason is that prison focuses on retribution but not on training and rehabilitation
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. Other better methods should be
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in which villains are taught,
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and equipped
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with skills, knowledge and resources to become a better
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people
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.
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, making the
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free of
crime
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. In conclusion, while people may vary in their opinions. I think that locking up lawbreakers for
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more advantageous as it discourages more
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and
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serenity and tranquillity to the community
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