Sending criminals to prison is not the best method of dealing with them. Education and
job training are better ways to help them. Do you agree or disagree?
[shc_shortcode class=”shc_mybox”]There are many different opinions on the best way to reduce crime. The traditional
solution is to punish the criminals by putting them in prison. Some hold the view that
education and job training are the long term solutions to cut crime. In my opinion,
prison is the only answer in a few situations, but in most cases education, vocational
training and rehabilitation are better.
Prison is the only answer in case of criminals who are a risk to the society, such as
murderers. They cannot be made to mix with society. Some people also say that people
would not be afraid of doing crime if fear of imprisonment is not there. But I still feel
that in majority of cases, we can do without prisons.
In traditional prisons, people learn a lot about crime and so when they leave prison they
will commit even more crime. In other words prisons act as universities of crime. So
petty offenders like shop-lifters and pick-pockets should be given some vocational
training and education. It is a well not fact that the basic causes of crime are poverty,
illiteracy and unemployment. So, if we provide education and job training then we
would be removing the causes of crime. If criminals are rehabilitated by some form of
employment then they would certainly not re-offend.
Furthermore, the prisons are expensive to maintain. The government can spend that
money on other important matters such as education and healthcare. This would ease
some burden from the government’s shoulders. The petty and minor criminals can also
be employed in some community service projects after providing education and
vocational training.
To put it in a nutshell, I pen down saying that we should hate the crime and not the
criminal. To fight crime we should focus on the causes of crime. Education and job
training help to rehabilitate the criminals. So, people who commit less serious crimes
should not be sent to prison. Focus should be on reforming them. 
Sending criminals to prison is not the best method of dealing with them
Sending criminals to prison is not the best method of dealing with them
Sending criminals to prison is not the best method of dealing with them
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