Some people believe that longer prison sentences are the best way to decrease crime while others believe that there are alternate ways to decrease crime. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

As the population is growing,

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rate is soaring. It is believed by some people that increasing the imprisonment period can help in deterring

criminals

.

On the other hand

, some people feel different measures should be taken to tackle the

problem

. In

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essay, I will contend

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the latter belief is worthwhile. A set

of

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population

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the population

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like to think,

increasing

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that increasing

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criminal custody would reduce the

crime

rate in our society. The reason is,

recidivism

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that recidivism

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is very common, and

criminals

are most likely to re-offend after they are released

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because their

problem

and their mindset

is

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still the same. A person who had a financial debt,

for instance

, chose the wrong path and was apprehended. Once he is out of

the

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jail, he is still struggling with his finances, and it is highly likely that he will commit a

crime

again to solve his problems.

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,

longer

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the time spent in prison,

stronger

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the message sent across to all the

criminals

. Others,

however

, myself included, believe that the

problem

at hand should be handled in a different manner. We should start by understanding the root cause of the issue and

then

acting

towards

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it. There are two major reasons for

this

belief. One is, since increasing the sentence doesn't solve a

criminals

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criminal's

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problem

, they should be provided with better employment opportunities, once they are out of custody. Many convicted

criminals

,

for example

, have stated in their interviews,

the

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reason why they re-offend is the lack of job opportunities after their release, and

hence

having no money to feed their families. Other probably, even more severe,

cause

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the cause

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is

abussing

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abusing

the intoxicants.

Although

keeping the

criminals

in custody for longer can deter

criminals

, governments should focus on providing better

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employment

employement

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employment

opportunities or

compulsary

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compulsory

enrolment in alcohol anonymous groups or drug

rehabilitations

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rehabilitation

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, depending on the main cause. In conclusion, rather than increasing prison

sentence

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, governments focussing on the source of

issue

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the issue

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, will most likely, in my opinion, be an effective approach to curb the

crime

rate.