Some people who have been in prison become good citizens later, and it is often argued that these are the best people to talk to teenagers about the dangers of committing a crime. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

I really, wholeheartedly, entirely agree that people who go to prison and change can talk to teenagers about crime. I think

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idea is very strong because they know real life, real problems, and they can tell how bad it is. Teenagers listen better when a person speaks truth from experience, not from a book. People who go to prison may understand the mistake afterwards. They stay a long time alone, think about life, family, and what they do wrong. When they come out, they want to help others , not do the same. If they talk to teens in school or on TV, maybe teenagers can think before committing a crime.

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, one man who goes to prison for stealing can say, “I lost my family, my freedom, my job”,and that can make a big impact on a young mind.

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helps prisoners feel better because they do something good now. Some think

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idea is not good. They believe prisoners do not trust, and maybe they say the wrong things. In the middle of

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, we can say that sometimes they still do not change, or are afraid of them. A teenager may not respect them because of the past. It can make a problem, and maybe not all ex-prisoners are ready to talk. I genuinely, utterly believe that with control and choice, it can be positive. The government can make a system where only good and honest ex-prisoners can talk, and police or teachers stay with them.

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it is true that some of them are not good examples,

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these are outweighed by those who really change and want to save young people from crime.

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way society can be better and more safe.