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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Punishment for crimes had existed for a long
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ago ,from beating the criminal to giving a death sentence . Nowadays ,
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has become the most common way to punish a guilty person .
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have held
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controversy , in which discussing
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its
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against
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. So in
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essay , I will give my idea about
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really
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out the benefits . Many
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trust that
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the government
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of a nation sentencing
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a longer
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in
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can decline its
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crime
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rate
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act as a deterrent and warning which can fear
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would-be
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and
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who want to be a lawbreaker . But I can sympathize
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the idea because
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approach can bring out many benefits
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the short term .
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method
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can apply psychological effects on
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attempting to commit an offence . Yet ,
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idea is not really rational for the following reasons : +
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, the root of offences came from poor ,
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ineffective
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uneffective
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social welfare when they not supporting the homeless .
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they were forced to commit a
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as a result
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for
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being backed into a corner and becoming
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extremists who see
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as their shelter +The
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factors
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is that the government
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had
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to
addressing
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different
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crime
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crimes
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between petty and serious crimes .Especially ,
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committing
commiting
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committing
in fraction do not go to jail . +The final reason I want to discuss
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the re-commit
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rate
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may not reduce as the
criminals
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are familiar with the structure of the
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.
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,
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serious
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offenders can create a
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network right inside the
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. Once they are
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released back into
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society .
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, the punishment for drug
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offences
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in Vietnam is very heavy , which
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death sentences .
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act
as
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a warning toward the
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civilian
but the drug system still appeared as
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their
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former
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drug
druh
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drug
offenses
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had created a
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network inside the
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when the wardens and the
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rules are loose and full of briberies.
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, I held a firm
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that other
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method
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for punishment should
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out which are more effective rather than increasing longer
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in
prison
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. The best
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to punish
criminal
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criminals
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is to educate them and
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, educate every
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about laws and policies as well as the heavy impact
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committing
commiting
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an offences
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offences
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.
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will bring out the result that the
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rate
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might decline as children will automatically
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spread
speard
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spread
their surroundings
people
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about the responsibility with laws . As for
criminals
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, when being well-educated , they hardly commit
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crime
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crimes
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again . A case in point is that offenders in many nations are rarely to
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recommit
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re -commit
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after being taught in
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.
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Furthermore
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,
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another method
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which are
prove
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to be effective
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in
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improving social welfare policies . Mainly focusing
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on
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ameliorating poor
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people
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lives by
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opportunities for stable jobs . An example is that in some
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countries with good living
standard
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standards
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,
crime
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rate
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rates
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tend to be lower than in
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under -developed
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countries To sum up , I think that imprisonment should be replaced by
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other methods
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method
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that can bring out better results .
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, every nation has to be responsible for taking care
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their
people
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to reduce the criminal
rate
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caused by
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the poor
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social welfare system
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