People continue to recommit crimes even after being penalized for their wrongdoings. Why do you think this happens? How can crimes be stopped?

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why
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commit
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again after the punishment
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been discussed for years. Many
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believe it is because of their environment
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, other
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other
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others
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think it is a psychological issue. In
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I will be discussing
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the reasons why they recommit the
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and how
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they
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can be stopped. One of the major
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reason
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is the lack of support from the
government
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or public. Most criminals do not have any funding or support from the
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when they are
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from
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.
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the risk of them going back to crime.
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, A thief will go back to theft if he does not have
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place to live.To address
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should adopt housing schemes and
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for them
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, thereby
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prompting their independence. Another major
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is
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environment with friends
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commit
crimes
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.
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the peer pressure from their friends and
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environment. Most
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ex-convicts
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are pushed back into the crime world. To illustrate, it was recently reported by the Times of India that
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more college students are getting involved in the
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business than ever before.
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is solely because they have a tight network
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them
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themselves
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. To tackle
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should improve
prison
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programs with education, skills and basic health care. The final
reason
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is the stigma , unfair rules and lack of second chances attached to an
ex-convict
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. Most employers do not want to employ them because of their past
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is not
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while
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others will employ them but pay
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very little.
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,
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believe that criminals can not change . They think that once a criminal
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is always
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criminal
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a criminal
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which
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is a bad perspective. With these
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, many
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ex-convict
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might
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back
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illegal activities. A survey on the lives of
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ex-convict
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ex-convicts
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after
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showed that 60%
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ex-convicts
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ex-convict
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are pushed back to the criminal world because of the public perception of them . One effective solution to
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issue is
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promoting jobs for
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ex-convict
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ex-convicts
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and
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people
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to
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hire them
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because they deserve another shot at life . Seminars and workshops can be conducted to change the perspective of
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ex-convict
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ex-convicts
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. In conclusion, the reasons why
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ex-convict
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ex-convicts
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commit
crimes
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should not be overlooked or ignored. The
governmentshould
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government should
ensure
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that
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are better
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programs to promote education, skills so that when
people
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go into the public. They will be able to get a job through
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skill
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skills
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and education
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hence
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, hence
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reducing the risk of going back to crime.

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planning
Plan your essay before you write. Make a short plan with main ideas in order.
structure
Write a clear thesis in the intro and restate it in the conclusion.
content
Explain each point in a full sentence and add one clear example for support.
coherence
Use more linking words to show how ideas connect, not only 'and' or 'also'.
editing
Fix basic grammar and spelling: 'commit', 'government', 'ex-convict', 'therefore'.
lexical
Keep words simple and consistent; avoid repeating the same phrases.
content
The essay has a clear topic and tries to discuss causes and solutions.
coherence
Some good linking phrases are used, such as 'To illustrate' and 'To tackle this'.
content
There are attempts to give examples and numbers.

Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately

Linking words are very important in your essay.

To score effectively on your IELTS exam, you should make an effort to implement short concise sentences coupled with linking words.

Almost every sentence in your essay should have a linking word of some sort.

In fact, the only sentences that can omit linking words are your background sentence and thesis.

Linking word examples:

  • firstly
  • secondly
  • thirdly
  • in additional
  • moreover
  • also
  • for example
  • for instance
  • therefore
  • however
  • although
  • even though
  • despite
Topic Vocabulary:
  • crime
  • punish
  • repeat
  • why
  • how
  • stop
  • help
  • person
  • life
  • job
  • work
  • school
  • family
  • health
  • drug
  • drink
  • poverty
  • unemployment
  • support
  • release
  • prison
  • plan
  • change
  • hope
  • stigma
  • trust
  • community
  • prevention
  • justice
  • law
  • police
  • judge
  • housing
  • training
  • money
  • friend
  • risk
  • care
  • respect
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