A number of people believe that the more effective reduction of crime rate is the result of educational provision rather than prison sentences. From my point of view, I partly agree with this statement. I am going to present two reasons: tackling crime, then humanity.
In terms of tackling crime, there are two reasons. First, prison is an effective way to deal with offenders if they carry out such a criminal act. This is illustrated by the fact that people who commit crimes, such as murderers or robbers, need a punishment to prevent them from reoffending. Second, in prison, prisoners apologize and correct their illegal behaviors. To be more direct, those prisoners will lose freedom and do some hours for the community’s benefits.
In terms of humanity, there are two key points. First, education has a complementary role to show humanity and helps lawbreakers study some aspects of the law which affect their lives. This is demonstrated by the fact that educational programs must aim to provide prisoners with skills and qualifications and create opportunities to forgive and rebuild prisoners’ life. Then, humanity education from a young age partially improves their love, helps miserable people, and deter inhumane acts. For instance, children who know how to show love to people or do not beat animals when they grow up will be less likely to commit crimes than children who commit violent acts from a young age. Therefore, it is true that educational strategies can generally enhance their humanity more rapidly and more effectively.
In conclusion, because of the ideas of tackling crime and humanity, I somewhat agree with the idea that the offenders can be reduced only by education. Consequently, it is important to stop offending in many effective ways.