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Many individuals think that the best way to punish those who get engaged in any kind of crime should be to sent them to jail. I totally disagree and the following essay will explain why.

Unless murder is concerned, people who commit more minor crimes should be given another chance to correct their behaviour. Isolating a person in the jail seems to solve the problem but to some there are better solutions to make criminals think critically about their actions, such as assigning them to complete community hours.

Another point to be considered before sending a person to prison, specificially teenagers, is to evaluate the level of crime. There are a considerable number of delinquents that get engaged in anti-social behaviour; for example fighting and shoplifting amongst youngsters is something common to be seen. However, bringing these people to prison most likely would not benefit to improve their behaviour but inclusion of youth counselors would be considered a great deal of help.

Admittedly, a point that could be made in support of the opinion that criminals should be sent to prison is that these people while suffering the sentence in jail and being deprived from many privileges would better think to commit a crime for a second time; however, the life experiences has shown that a person causes crime again and ends up in jail more than once.

To conclude, it is better for people who commit crimes such as theft or similar to be addressed to work in the community during their free time. By doing so the individuals work would serve a good purpose and the government would have to spend less on jails.