Many offenders commit more crimes after serving their first punishment .why is this happening, and what measures can be taken to tackle this problem?

Punishing has become an absolutely difficult task for governments as criminals noticeably commit the same past mistakes after serving their first punishment period.

Firstly

,

this

group of individuals are taken to

prisons

, which can be considered the worse environment in the world, and, normally, they will not find a job afterwards.

Moreover

, the most considered solutions to these problems are

infrastructure

improvement and the creation of new solid

recovery

policies

. First and foremost, when offenders go to prison, which is the most common sanction worldwide, they instantaneously face a precarious and dangerous environment with aggression and a lack of

infrastructure

.

Furthermore

, individuals cannot recover themselves on

such

sites, and companies avoid hiring ex-prisoners because they think it is unsafe.

For example

, I had visited many

prisons

before my university graduation and decided to write my final project on

this

topic as I realized the horrible environments these sites provide to people. To summarize,

prisons

have not demonstrated to be a solution for offenders’

recovery

, so revitalization of punishment areas and strong governmental

policies

must be considered. Having said that, the

infrastructure

of

prisons

should be modernized to provide prisoners with outstanding

recovery

opportunities. Governments must invest to develop strong

policies

, so these individuals are motivated to attend university and work on social services

while

serving their punishment time.

For instance

, I have

also

visited the most modern prison in my country where prisoners are able to take university degrees and do some voluntary work, and the

last

research done there showed that 70% can find a new job after serving their sanctions.

Therefore

, if criminals had had better conditions

while

in jail, they would have been able to recover and develop skills to find new jobs. In conclusion, many offenders repeat their crimes because the most common sanction type is incapable to offer

recovery

opportunities.

Although

many people believe that criminals should not have a second chance, it has been proved that strong governmental

policies

and

infrastructure

in prison can prevent them to commit new crimes.