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.

In our contemporary world,

crime

levels play a key role in the way

people

lead their lives. With regard to

this

, two opposing views have been suggested, one of which is related to (+noun / noun phrase) extending the

time

spent in

prison

, while the other is about (noun / noun phrase) coming up with different solutions. From my perspective, criminals should be treated with diverse methods rather than being kept in

prison

for a longer

time

. According to (the perspective) of some, offenders should be sentenced to a longer period in

prison

, since they might believe that it may be a deterrent not to commit a

crime

again. Yet, I am not on the same page as these

people

. To my way of thinking, keeping inmates behind bars for a longer

time

will not create the expected results,

on the contrary

, it might even make them more furious against the world. Criminal

behavior

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is a type of instinct from where I stand, and no

prison

time

can dissuade an offender from his misdeeds. For some other

people

,

however

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others are concerned,

however

, it might be more useful to find alternative ways to decrease the level of

crime

. The rationale behind their thought might be to treat the criminal

behavior

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instead

of trying to

inhibit

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it. I

also

support

this

point of view and believe that the greatest motives

of

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committing a

crime

are lack of education and a disturbed personality. Provided that these offenders are approached with a proper attitude, these problems might be better dealt with.

In other words

, both education and psychological support should be considered and granted

for

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these

people

so that they can have

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insight

of

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the possibility of leading a better life away from wrongdoings. All in all, what can be concluded from the afore-mentioned remarks is that

although

some individuals advocate more

time

behind bars, I strongly believe that criminals should be tackled

with

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via education and psychological counselling