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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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The best way to reduce crime is to let criminals stay much more time in prison or use other better alternative ways
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 issue has always been worthy of discussion. I think it might be better to take different alternative ways.
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we should know why they commit crimes and not just lock them up. In some poor and backward areas, because of the lack of
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 education system and infrastructure, there is less training for children in some aspects, which leads to some
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 when children grow up. Their education levels are not very high, so they will commit crimes. In order to solve these problems, we can let some teachers and students to these areas
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be volunteers teaching children and strangers here
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 kind of knowledge. So, cutting the problem at the beginning is a good choice.
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depending on the severity of the crime, something like malicious homicide and so on, we still need to give them longer prison sentences. Because these
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 are deliberately caused by them, and seriously
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 social security, must give them punishment. A person who kills someone because he simply hates him,
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is wrong and should be stopped
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because usually there is something wrong in their hearts. So, to some people, it is useful to give longer prison sentences. In general, I think we should find the essence of each case and make a plan
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 the seriousness of the circumstances. Using different methods to different problems can solve them more efficiently and correctly.
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