People are divided in their opinion regarding punishments to criminals based on the magnitude of the crime. It is believed by many people that few prisoners should be punished by imposing them to do free community work rather than giving them a prison sentence. Let us examine both the views before reaching a concrete decision.
Firstly, everyone who is a law breaker irrespective of the crime deserves to be punished in one or the other way. Although every criminal should be punished, not all of them deserve jail time. Besides this, punishment can be given in various forms based on the nature of offense. For instance, petty crimes like pick pocketing, trespassing, shoplifting, reckless driving do not require for the person to be in jail and recorded hours of community service is sufficient.
What happens if every offender is put in prison? One of the most significant problems is overcrowding of prisons. Because of overcrowding, there is a fair chance of serious offenders to be released out of prison. Not only overcrowding but also petty criminals when put in jail can be influenced by convicts motivating them to do bigger crimes. However, when people get away with the crime by doing community service, there can be reduced scope for change, so along with this they must be charged with a fine.
In conclusion, crimes like minor theft, trespassing and reckless driving do not require serious jail time and overcrowding of prisons should be considered as well. I completely agree with the idea, that unpaid community service should be a mode of punishment to certain prisoners.
People
are divided
in their opinion regarding punishments to criminals based on the magnitude of the
crime
. It
is believed
by
many
people
that few prisoners should
be punished
by imposing them to do free
community
work
rather
than giving them a
prison
sentence.
Let
us examine both the views
before
reaching a concrete decision.
Firstly
, everyone who is a law breaker irrespective of the
crime
deserves to
be punished
in one or the other way. Although every criminal should
be punished
, not all of them deserve
jail
time.
Besides
this, punishment can be
given
in various forms based on the nature of offense.
For instance
, petty
crimes
like pick pocketing, trespassing, shoplifting, reckless driving do not require for the person to be in
jail
and recorded hours of
community
service is sufficient.
What happens if every offender
is put
in
prison
? One of the most significant problems is
overcrowding
of
prisons
.
Because
of
overcrowding
, there is a
fair
chance of serious offenders to
be released
out of
prison
. Not
only
overcrowding
but
also
petty criminals when put in
jail
can
be influenced
by convicts motivating them to do bigger
crimes
.
However
, when
people
get
away with the
crime
by doing
community
service, there can be
reduced
scope for
change
,
so
along with this they
must
be charged
with a fine.
In conclusion
,
crimes
like minor theft, trespassing and reckless driving do not require serious
jail
time and
overcrowding
of
prisons
should
be considered
as well
. I completely
agree
with the
idea
, that unpaid
community
service should be a mode of punishment to certain prisoners.