Some people think that best way to reduce crime is to give longer prison sentences. Other however believe that there are other alternatives ways of reducing crime. Discuss your opinion?

Many
people
argue that we should extend the
time
in jail
of
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prisoners to deteriorate the
crime
rate.
However
,
peacemarkers
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peacemakers
advise there are still more positive solutions to diminish the number of crimes. The essay below will debate
on
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both. Expanding the
confine
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time
of prisoners in jail is a significant way to prevent
people
to commit a
crime
. They have a tendency to think twice before
act
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illegal
behaviors
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. Taking Singapore as an example,
this
country
impose
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extreme
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strict law about
cocains
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cocaine
, compared to other countries. The punishment
of
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illegal drug
transportations
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in Singapore is three
time
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higher than
other
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countries, it
also
means the
time
of
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prisioners
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prisoners
are
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longer.
Therefore
, they will not commit a
crime
in Singapore and the
crime
rate will reduce.
However
, there are other solutions to drop the percentage of
crime
. One of the
way
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is government should enhance the quality of citizen's life. The better life standard
people
have
,
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the number of
crime
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crimes
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decreases. To do that,
economy
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is the primary key to completely
change
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the
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citizen
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behaviours because I believe
the
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crime
cause
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from
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the
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impoverishment, so
people
will not commit some
crime
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crimes
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involved
to
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thief or
burlary
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burglary
bursary
.
For example
, there was
an
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social experiment in Dubai where
one third
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of citizens are employers. The video host pretended to drop his wallet on the street and a hidden camera was set up to record pedestrians whether they give back
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wallet
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to the host.
As a result
, 8 out of 10
people
returned. I believe the experience can show up the minority of
crime
in Dubai which is a prosperous country. In summary, I agree not only extending the jail
time
of
prisioners
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prisoners
is
a
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effective way to reduce
crime
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rate but
also
boosting
up
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the economy of
country
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the country
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is a remarkable solution. In my opinion,
government
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the government
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can apply both solutions to achieve the best result.
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