How to handle criminals is a problem that all countries and societies face. Traditionally, the approach has been to punish them placing them in prisons to pay for what they have done. Some, however, advocate trying to make them better with schooling and it seems may have a good point.
First of all, consider all the money that we have to spend to lock people up in jail. It does not seem like a good use of public money if people do not actually get any better. Because most criminals are eventually let out of prison, our focus should be on transforming them into law-abiding citizens.
In fact, the reason why many people end up in jail in the first place is that they did not have a good education or a happy family. Hence, if they can learn job skills, they perhaps can find work and feel they can contribute something to society in a positive way. If they do this, they will not need crime. Surely, everyone deserves a second chance.
Of course, this does not mean that we should be too lenient on criminals. Those who commit crimes must still be punished, but during their punishment, they should also be treated.
If we make an investment in them and show compassion, most will be able to make a new start.
To summarize, we must make more of an effort to go to the root of the problem. We need to treat criminals as patients and give them the medicine they need: education and training. By giving people the skills for a second chance, we can make our society safe and healthier.
How to handle
criminals
is a problem that all countries and societies face.
Traditionally
, the approach has been to punish them placing them in prisons to pay for what they have done.
Some
,
however
, advocate trying to
make
them better with schooling and it seems may have a
good
point.
First of all
, consider all the money that we
have to
spend to lock
people
up in jail. It does not seem like a
good
use
of public money if
people
do not actually
get
any better.
Because
most
criminals
are
eventually
let
out of prison, our focus should be on transforming them into law-abiding citizens.
In fact, the reason why
many
people
end
up in jail in the
first
place is that they did not have a
good
education or a happy family.
Hence
, if they can learn job
skills
, they perhaps can find work and feel they can contribute something to society in a
positive
way. If they do this, they will not need crime.
Surely
, everyone deserves a second chance.
Of course
, this does not mean that we should be too lenient on
criminals
. Those who commit crimes
must
still
be punished
,
but
during their punishment, they should
also
be treated
.
If we
make
an investment in them and
show
compassion, most will be able to
make
a new
start
.
To summarize
, we
must
make
more of an effort to go to the root of the problem. We need to treat
criminals
as patients and give them the medicine they need: education and training. By giving
people
the
skills
for a second chance, we can
make
our society safe and healthier.