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Prison is the common way most countries try to solve the problem of crime. However, a more effective solution is to provide the public a better education. To what extent do you agree or disagree? (OPINION ESSAY)

#prison #countries #crime #education
Majority
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 of countries resort to prison as the solution to combat
crime
 but some
argued
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 that education to the public is a better measure. I completely disagree with the argument because certain criminal
offense
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is
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 so severe that stricter punishment than education should be imposed and awareness regarding
crime
 will not prevent
people
 from doing bad things. Some criminal
act
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is
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are
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 so severe that educational
measure
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measures
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is
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are
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 not enough to punish the wrongdoer. In certain
case
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cases
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, prison is the only solution to give closure
the
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 victims and, or family members and to prevent harm to another member of society.
For example
, in
murder
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a murder
the murder
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 case, justice is not properly served to the victim's family if the murderer is let loose and only
being
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given
educational
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an educational
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 talk on why harming
people
 and ending
people
's
life
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lives
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 is
a
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apply
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not a good deed.
Furthermore
, many
people
 do bad things because they choose to do it and not because they don't know it is wrong. Increasing awareness
on
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of
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consequences
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the consequences
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 of doing
crime
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a crime
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 will not have any effect on organised criminal groups because they have the exact intention
on
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of
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 doing the
crime
 and how to go around the law.
For instance
, drug trafficker usually has a very organised system on how to distribute their goods without being noticed by the police and they
consciuosly
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consciously
 doing it on purpose,
hence
, education will not bring them to the good side. In
conlusions
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conclusion
conclusions
, some might argue that sending criminals to prison is not the only solution and
suggesting doing
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suggest
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 educational exposure, I strongly disagree with the suggestion because some crimes are too big to only
being
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be
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 given educational talk and
majority
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the majority
a majority
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 of
criminal
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criminals
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already
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are already
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 aware of
consequences
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the consequences
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 of doing
crime
 and choose to involve in the act.
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