Some people think certain prisoners should be made to do unpaid community work instead of being put behind bars. To what extent do you agree?
It is believed by many that unpaid voluntary work for the community is a better punishment for some prisoners than imprisonment. I completely agree with this opinion, however, and will explain how this type of punishment can improve an offender’s life and society as a whole.
Some people are of the opinion that every offenders should get imprisonment for strict rehabilitation process. Harsh experience is needed for those who have committed a crime whether it is big or small. Otherwise, the offenders will repeat this crime as they would be sure about the consequences which would not affect them much. As a result, many people in the society get involved with petty crime as a repercussion of a seemingly mild punishment. Thus, offenders may need to be put behind bars regardless of their level of crime as an example to other people in the society.
However, voluntary work in the local neighbourhood as a punishment will be better rehabilitation for some offenders. Firstly, different punishment should be assigned to different offenders based on their respective crimes and age. For example, if a teenager gets imprisonment for his offence, there is a higher chance of him getting into a bigger trouble as he will be in touch with more serious prisoners than him. As a result, he can be misled and eventually become a serious offender. What is more, voluntary community work will give the offenders a new perspective towards life as he will be given chance to help others. Therefore, it is entirely justified that community work should be given as a punishment instead of setting him up for a sour future as imprisonment would be a deterrent to his recuperation.
In conclusion, rehabilitation process is of paramount importance in terms of giving punishment to offenders. While some people are in favours of imprisonment as a punishment for all offenders, I believe it is absolutely imperative that their punishment is justified with their level of crime and age.
It
is believed
by
many
that unpaid voluntary
work
for the community is a better
punishment
for
some
prisoners than
imprisonment
. I completely
agree
with this opinion,
however
, and will
explain
how this type of
punishment
can
improve
an
offender’s
life and society as a whole.
Some
people
are of the opinion that every
offenders
should
get
imprisonment
for strict rehabilitation process. Harsh experience
is needed
for those who have committed a
crime
whether it is
big
or
small
.
Otherwise
, the
offenders
will repeat this
crime
as they would be sure about the consequences which would not affect them much.
As a result
,
many
people
in the society
get
involved with petty
crime
as a repercussion of a
seemingly
mild
punishment
.
Thus
,
offenders
may need to
be put
behind bars regardless of their level of
crime
as an example to other
people
in the society.
However
, voluntary
work
in the local
neighbourhood
as a
punishment
will be better rehabilitation for
some
offenders
.
Firstly
,
different
punishment
should
be assigned
to
different
offenders
based on their respective
crimes
and age.
For example
, if a
teenager
gets
imprisonment
for his
offence
, there is a higher chance of him getting into a bigger trouble as he will be in touch with more serious prisoners than him.
As a result
, he can
be misled
and
eventually
become a serious
offender
.
What is more
, voluntary community
work
will give the
offenders
a new perspective towards life as he will be
given
chance to
help
others.
Therefore
, it is
entirely
justified that community
work
should be
given
as a
punishment
instead
of setting him up for a sour future as
imprisonment
would be a deterrent to his recuperation.
In conclusion
, rehabilitation process is of paramount importance in terms of giving
punishment
to
offenders
. While
some
people
are in
favours
of
imprisonment
as a
punishment
for all
offenders
, I believe it is
absolutely
imperative that their
punishment
is justified
with their level of
crime
and age.