It’s undeniable that crime of all forms causes innumerable problems to the society, therefore solutions need to be found to tackle it soon. While some people argue that imprisoning criminals for a longer time may effectively lower the crime rate, I believe other feasible solutions are able to deter criminals as well.
On the one hand, some people support the view that the incidence of crime can be reduced significantly by forcing offenders to serve a longer prison sentence. This is because the fear of harsher punishment stops people from committing a crime. In the past, some people became involved with crimes as they thought that the sentence was not severe enough. If the offenders were sentenced to a longer prison, potential criminals would probably have given up when they take the higher crime cost into consideration.
On the other hand, there are some reasonable and effective measures the government could take to deter crimes. To begin with, the government could implement more preventive measures including increasing the number of police offices on patrol and installing more video cameras in public spaces to curb crime, thus achieving a more peaceful community. Besides, rehabilitation is also of significant help to reduce the possibility of repeated crime. Criminals that have received education or vocational training are prepared for a paid job, from which they get income and self-recognition, to prevent them from re-offending.
While longer prison sentence results in lower crime rate, in my opinion, preventive and rehabilitative measures also play an essential part in curbing crimes.
It’s undeniable that
crime
of all forms causes innumerable problems to the society,
therefore
solutions need to
be found
to tackle it
soon
. While
some
people
argue that imprisoning
criminals
for a
longer
time may
effectively
lower the
crime
rate, I believe other feasible solutions are able to deter
criminals
as well
.
On the one hand,
some
people
support the view that the incidence of
crime
can be
reduced
significantly
by forcing offenders to serve a
longer
prison sentence. This is
because
the fear of harsher punishment
stops
people
from committing a
crime
. In the past,
some
people
became involved with
crimes
as they
thought
that the sentence was not severe
enough
. If the offenders
were sentenced
to a
longer
prison, potential
criminals
would
probably
have
given
up when they take the higher
crime
cost into consideration.
On the other hand
, there are
some
reasonable and effective measures the
government
could take to deter
crimes
. To
begin
with, the
government
could implement more preventive measures including increasing the number of police offices on patrol and installing more video cameras in public spaces to curb
crime
,
thus
achieving a more peaceful community.
Besides
, rehabilitation is
also
of significant
help
to
reduce
the possibility of repeated
crime
.
Criminals
that have received education or vocational training
are prepared
for a paid job, from which they
get
income and self-recognition, to
prevent
them from re-offending.
While
longer
prison sentence results in lower
crime
rate, in my opinion, preventive and rehabilitative measures
also
play an essential part in curbing
crimes
.
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