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Some people who have been in prison become good citizens later, and it is often argued that these are the best people to talk to teenagers about the dangers of committing a crime. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

#people #prison #citizens #teenagers #dangers #crime
It is true that some ex-prisoners become normal
people
. I somewhat agree with
this
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 idea
where
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that
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 ex-prisoners are allowed to talk to teenagers about
dangers
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the dangers
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 of committing
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a crime
the crime
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crime
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crimes
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. In my opinion, teenagers are most likely to listen to a
person
 who has experienced a situation.
Instead
 of criticising some
people
 after his/her completion of imprisonment,
community
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the community
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 should accept the
person
.
For instance
, individuals go
in
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into
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 custody for small accusations,
such
people
 have guilt and they try to be
a
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apply
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good
person
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people
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.
Such
 folks should be considered for educating the children with valuable lessons.
Thus
, they convey
dangers
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the dangers
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 of committing a crime
with
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to
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 youths so that, teenagers get to know
criminal
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the criminal
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 charges of our country.
On the other hand
,
instead
 of using criminals to educate the young generation, police officers can be a better alternative. They can tell
students
 about what happens to a
person
 who breaks the law and what all criminal charges are present in the
laws
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law
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. Police visiting the school may benefit the
students
 on a personal level as it is coming directly from a higher authority and the
students
 are scared of police officers.
Second
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 option can be that
,
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apply
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 teachers
telling
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tell
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 children about how to avoid criminal charges and it may be effective. But it would be better
,
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apply
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 if documentary films are shown to
students
. Video effects
stays
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 longer with children. In conclusion,
i
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 adhere that
people
 can change after serving imprisonment and can teach important lessons to
society
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a society
the society
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 where they can help
the
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apply
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people
 to avoid crimes.
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