There is no room for doubt that the government needs to implement extremely effective means to tackle crime. It is often argued that further improvement in the level of education may be the best way of achieving this, as this can lead to career progression later in life. Personally, I feel that education is one of a range of action we should use, and is not the best strategy.
To begin with, it is a widely acknowledged fact that the root cause of many criminal activities stems from poverty. This may result in offenders pursuing illegal ways such as fraud, burglary, and smuggling to earn money. For this reason, giving a great opportunity to be educated in their jail terms, they can enhance their practical skills, hopefully embarking on a promising career after serving sentence. Furthermore, in many cases, offenders need to learn codes of conduct and appropriate behaviour, as they have not been sufficiently nurtured by their parents and schools. Therefore, by using training programs, inmates can modify their malicious traits and characteristics which can provide enormous benefits for their social and professional skills.
Of course, it is true that in certain cases we need to seek stricter ways to effectively rehabilitate offenders, for example, serial killers and hardened criminals. While having a personality disorder, they have shown to some extent a favourable response to the educational programs. This means, they can recognize their treacherous behaviours, and thus assume responsibility on their criminal activities. However, this does not overlook the role other rehabilitation strategies such as medical treatment of psychologic disorders.
To conclude, educational programs seem a practical proposition to enhance criminal`s knowledge, and professional skill, and can be a source of codes of conduct to behave reasonably in society. Although this does not make it the best method to rehabilitate inmates, as some offenders suffer from personality disorders which may limit their response to education.
There is no room for doubt that the
government
needs to implement
extremely
effective means to tackle crime. It is
often
argued that
further
improvement in the level of education may be the best way of achieving this, as this can lead to career progression later in life.
Personally
, I feel that education is one of a range of action we should
use
, and is not the best strategy.
To
begin
with, it is a
widely
acknowledged fact that the root cause of
many
criminal
activities stems from poverty. This may result in
offenders
pursuing illegal ways such as fraud, burglary, and smuggling to earn money.
For this reason
, giving a great opportunity to
be educated
in their jail terms, they can enhance their practical
skills
,
hopefully
embarking on a promising career after serving sentence.
Furthermore
, in
many
cases,
offenders
need to learn codes
of
conduct and appropriate
behaviour
, as they have not been
sufficiently
nurtured by their parents and schools.
Therefore
, by using training programs, inmates can modify their malicious traits and characteristics which can provide enormous benefits for their social and professional
skills
.
Of course
, it is true that in certain cases we need to seek stricter ways to
effectively
rehabilitate
offenders
,
for example
, serial killers and hardened
criminals
. While having a personality disorder, they have shown to
some
extent a
favourable
response to the educational programs. This means, they can recognize their treacherous
behaviours
, and
thus
assume responsibility on their
criminal
activities.
However
, this does not overlook the role other rehabilitation strategies such as medical treatment of
psychologic
disorders.
To conclude
, educational programs seem a practical proposition to enhance
criminal`s
knowledge, and professional
skill
, and can be a source of codes of conduct to behave
reasonably
in society. Although this does not
make
it the best method to rehabilitate inmates, as
some
offenders
suffer from personality disorders which may limit their response to education.