In many countries, prison is the most common solution for crimes. However, many think that better education is the most effective way to prevent people from committing further crime. To what extent do you agree or disagree.

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Nowadays, prison is the common solution to the problem of
crime
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in many countries, since
crime
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is one of the most problems that these governments face.
However
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, whether or not to provide
people
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with better
education
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to prevent criminals is a controversial issue. In my opinion, I deeply agree with
this
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idea, good
education
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is the best way to resolve
this
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problem. It is obvious that better
education
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can make
whole
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society more safety. That means
people
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who get good
education
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have more opportunities to get
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a job
the job
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job
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jobs

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, and can increase their income.
For example
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, many countries create
some
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apply

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training
centers
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centres

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for
people
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improving
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to improve

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their skills to find
suitable
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a suitable

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job
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jobs

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.
People
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who get
a
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stable
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job
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jobs

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will not commit
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a crime
the crime
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crime
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crimes

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.
Therefore
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,
deliver
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well
education
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can reduce
motivation
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of
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crime
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.
Moreover
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, better
education
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can let
people
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know between
right
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to wrong, especially young
people
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. Since children
have
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the
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a

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lack
of
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decinplin
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, they always imitate
the
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bad
behaviors
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behaviours

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. Teaching them
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play
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plays

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a
crucial
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crucially

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important role.
For instance
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, with technology developing, more criminal movies and games full of
the
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society, if parents or schools do not talk to children
what
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about what

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is right, they are easy
commit
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to commit

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crime
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crimes

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. Thereby good teaching can prevent
crime
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.
Although
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prison can punish criminals,
but
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many
people
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who are released from
the
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prison easy return to make
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Use synonyms

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crime
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crimes

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. Since they don’t have any skills to get a
job
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. In conclusion,the government
provide
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better
education
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is
a
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the

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best way to prevent
crime
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,
instead
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of
increasing
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an increasing
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number
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of prisons.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • crime deterrent
  • rehabilitative
  • moral understanding
  • punitive measures
  • root causes
  • recidivism
  • socioeconomic factors
  • deter criminals
  • cost-effectiveness
  • social integration
  • maintenance
  • construction
  • traditional views
  • productive members
  • knowledge
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