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Some people think the best way to reduce crime is to give longer prison sentences. Others, however, think there are better alternative ways to reduce crime. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

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 the government is trying their best to decrease the criminal percentage every year, the figure is still rising so a plethora of citizens assume that a higher punishment is the most useful way to decline the amount of organized crime.
On the contrary
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, others believe that there are more improved methods to curb scandals. In my point of view, I consider that more efficient methods are a better way to solve
this
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 issue. On the one hand, some people think that
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 the prison penalty is a hard punishment
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failed
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the
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criminal
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activities
activites
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activities
 in society because the fearless of
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losing
lossing
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losing
 their free roam might prevent them from being a crime. But there are some cases
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 the culprits don<t even care about the penalty because they know that the government tend to give them
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goods
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 living conditions during
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imprisonment.
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, in
Malaysia
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 it's easy to see a
crime
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criminal
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 buy drugs in
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prison even
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 are
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.
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,
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 firmly believe there are more
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efficient
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efficient
 methods to decline the criminal rates rather than giving longer sentences
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 as
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the
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education, teaching
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children
cildren
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children
 about
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the law
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law
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laws
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, policies or the impacts
bad
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of bad
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 actions
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 people around them. Strict education for younger generations might make them become a good citizen and
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prevent
prevents
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prevent
 them from doing
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 illegal.
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, in many developed countries
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 as Japan,
Singapo
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Singapore
 they educate their citizens about
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laws
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,
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and ethicals
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ethicals
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 when they
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study in primary school to ensure they won't make a mistake in future. To conclude, it is acceptable to find different ways while
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 the culprit rather than relying on a single one like imprisonment. Because it can ensure a crime-free and peaceful life in society.
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