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longer sentences vs rehabilitation

causes of crime

human nature

• aggressive or impulsive personalities → struggle to control their reactions → violence or impulse

• untreated mental health conditions → lose touch with reality → acts without fully aware

environmental factors

• unable to meet their basic needs through legal means: unemployment rates are high and economic opportunities are scarce → illegal activities : survival strategy

• grow up in troubled family: violence → Without proper guidance or a stable home → unabilities to diferentinate between lawful and unlawful actions

ex-prisoners and reoffending

cause

• unemployment: reluctant to hire → limited options to earn a living → return to illegal activities for survival

• prisons: punishment > rehabilitation → no skill → no abilities or a changed mindset → no stable life

solution

• vocational training programs → legal jobs → reducing the likelihood of reoffending

• launch a public awareness campaign:giving ex-prisoners a second chance → reintegrate into society and rebuild their lives as law-abiding citizens.

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law enforcement, deterrence and public safety