Severe punishments such as imprison are countered by some people because they believe that education and vocational training are more effective in reducing crime. While I agree that prisons are still in need, such methods mentioned above are proved to be wiser options.
On the one hand, to maintain a prison system the government has to invest huge amount of funding to construct infrastructures, cater prisoners’ daily meals and so on. Therefore, if the number of those who are arrested declines, the authorities can use the fund for other paramount concerns such as healthcare services. In addition, the purpose of punishing offenders is to ensure they will not commit any crimes in future. However, putting all kind of criminals in a prison may not accomplish the goal, but boost the possibility that prisoners will come under the negative peer pressure. Furthermore, many offenders find it difficult to rehabilitate into the society because of their prison records. Thus, social training is believed to benefit them better as they will absorb conventions and codes of conduct after the activities.
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It will act as a deterrent to anyone who posses the idea to pose a threat to the society. In other words, it discourages delinquency posed by youngsters, and keeps dangerous types of criminals such as serial killers or murderers away from other residents.
In conclusion, vocational training and education should be put into consideration as a replacement for imprisoned punishment in tomorrow’s