Some people say that the best way to reduce crime is by using prison sentences. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

It has become increasingly prevalent for people to opine that utilising
prison
as punishment can be the best method to alleviate the number of criminals.
While
this
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is valid to a certain extent, I am of the viewpoint that there are still
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some ways equivalent to
prison
sentences
. On the one hand, the idea of penalizing is beneficial for several reasons. One advantage is that it acts as a warning
people
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not to break the law. Apparently, living condition in the
prison
is terrible and severe, in there
prisoners
have to deal with
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of nutrition, heavy work, filthy accommodation and even the bully from
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prisoners
.
Therefore
, they hesitate before committing a
crime
when think about the
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.
Moreover
, it
also
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the
prisoners
’ rehabilitation. When being captured in the
prison
, they are isolated from society, family,
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and can only meet them once a couple of months.
Hence
,
prisoners
have the motivation to rehabilitate and reintegrate as soon as possible. Some studies showed that about 80%
prisoners
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in
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release
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from
prison
sentences
because they miss their
family
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and do not want to be obsolethe when coming back to society. Despite the aforementioned benefits, I believe that there are some ideal methods to reduce the number of offenders
besides
prison
sentences
. One way is lawbreakers have to do community
services
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based on the seriousness of the
crime
. Some
crime
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like robbery which have low seriousness do not need to be imprisoned.
Instead
of that, they have to do communal activities
such
as court referral, volunteer work, or service restitution under heavy supervision.
Furthermore
, the government can improve the area’s security by several regulations and laws. They might install
the
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surveillance cameras and increase the number of police patrolling. It can alleviate the opportunities for offenders to commit a
crime
and detect them sooner.
Consequently
,
prison
sentences
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not the best way to deter offenders. In conclusion,
while
some claim that the best method to reduce
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activities is utilising
prison
penalties, it seems to me that there are some other methods which can
also
alleviate
crime
as
effective
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as
prison
.
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