“Some people think that the best way to reduce crime is to give longer prison sentences. Others however, believe there are better alternative ways of reducing crimes” Discuss both views and give your opinion.

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have a myriad of views about the best option for preventing
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, some claim that expanding the
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in the prison for
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the purpose of reducing
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. On one hand, increasing
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of sentences may able to prevent
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since some
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, if pushing your waste on the street is illegal and it cause you
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in the prison for a decade, I believe that no
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trash on the street.
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achieve the goal of reducing
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rate. Despite the aforementioned views, I still believe that there are many others ways
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decrease the
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rate, and probably the most significant one is that force the offender to study working skills. Many
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commit
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because they
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lack of abilities or skills to get a job which
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them can not earn money by working
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other normal citizens.
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, they steal from others for survival. So,
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should offer a second chance to
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prisoners in order to prevent second
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a way of declining the crime rate. Under
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period would prevent some
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occur
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, giving opportunities for
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the root issue.
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, I believe that providing professional skills training
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situation.
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