Irrespective of the type of crime they commit, criminals often face imprisonment. While some individuals argue that they should be forced to work as volunteers for social causes others opine that they should be held in the jail. I believe that whether an individual should be confined to prison or not depends upon the severity of crime and the age of the perpetrator. Those who commit petty crimes should be given a second chance to reform themselves by giving back to the society through social work.
People commit crimes due to various reasons and it is not necessary to punish every criminal with a mandatory prison term. Of course, heinous crimes such as premediated murder or acts of terrorism should be given stringent punishments including prison terms; however, someone who commits a petty crime due to poverty or on the spur of the moment should have an opportunity to learn their mistake and reform themselves. It is better to make them do unpaid community service instead of confining them to prison.
On the other hand, there are heinous crimes which cannot be tolerated such as rape and murder. These kinds of people / criminals who commit atrocious crimes are hopeless of refining themselves. They should be punished with death sentence and should not be allowed outside of prison bars without proper security/police force.
To conclude, not every criminal can be reformed. Prisoners especially children can be allowed to do charity work only if they are visiting jail for the first time whereas brutal criminals should not be allowed to roam outside the prison because they are harmful to the society.
Irrespective of the type of
crime
they
commit
,
criminals
often
face imprisonment. While
some
individuals argue that they should
be forced
to work as volunteers for social causes others opine that they should
be held
in the jail. I believe that whether an individual should
be confined
to
prison
or not depends upon the severity of
crime
and the age of the perpetrator. Those who
commit
petty
crimes
should be
given
a second chance to reform themselves by giving back to the society through social work.
People
commit
crimes
due to various reasons and it is not necessary to punish every
criminal
with a mandatory
prison
term.
Of course
, heinous
crimes
such as
premediated
murder or acts of terrorism should be
given
stringent punishments including
prison
terms;
however
, someone who
commits
a petty
crime
due to poverty or on the spur of the moment should have an opportunity to learn their mistake and reform themselves. It is better to
make
them do unpaid community service
instead
of confining them to prison.
On the other hand
, there are heinous
crimes
which cannot
be tolerated
such as rape and murder. These kinds of
people
/
criminals
who
commit
atrocious
crimes
are hopeless of refining themselves. They should
be punished
with death sentence and should not be
allowed
outside of
prison
bars without proper security/police force.
To conclude
, not every
criminal
can
be reformed
. Prisoners
especially
children can be
allowed
to do charity work
only
if they are visiting jail for the
first
time whereas brutal
criminals
should not be
allowed
to roam outside the
prison
because
they are harmful to the society.