It is often a topic of debate on whether
education or imprisonment is more effective in reforming criminals. While some
people say that job training and education are better measures to cope with
people who break the law, I strongly believe that incarceration is a more appropriate
action to protect citizens from the crime.
It is the undeniable fact that prisons are
the only places to prevent committing a crime by severe offenders and to step
away from the public from dangers by criminals. To begin with, imprisonment is
the most direct method to reduce crime rates because it can remove dangerous
criminals from society. In addition, it could ensure the safety distance for the
victims or some people who report the culprits. Another point is that felony
offenders should serve the life sentence because there is a high possibility of
reoffending. In the case of the news related to release the criminals puts the
public in a ruffle. For example, there was an issue about extending the period
of confinement of a murder who raped and killed 10 little girls 20 years ago.
This was embarked on the public on account of the fear that the man would do
the same things again.
Others are of the opinion that vocational
training and education can lead to more positive consequences to the fundamental
frequency of crime because a myriad of petty offenders who committed vandalism
and petty thefts did it due to poverty or lack of skills. However, it is hard to
be seen that implementing the training or education would be successful to
rehabilitate them because these have not proved to be much effective. In my
opinion, these schemes are the intention that the government saves money, as
keeping a prisoner in jail is expensive.
In conclusion, although for petty criminals,
job training would reform them, for major offenders, the advantages of
imprisonment outweigh the disadvantages in light of deterring them to commit a
crime and improving public safety. In this regard, prisons play an essential
role.