Preventing Ex-Criminals To Do Criminal Activities After Imprisonment (Coursework Sample)

Student’s name: Professor’s name: Course: Date: Crime After Imprisonment Introduction A good number of offenders who serve in prison commit crime after release. Several reasons can be attributed to this. In prison criminals meet other hardcore criminals who make them more hardened to criminal activities. In addition, lack of rehabilitation, job opportunities, stigmatization, psychological illness, inferiority complex, stress and torture caused by prison warders makes them angry. After release, they would want to fester the anger to other people in the society. (Murray and Joseph 442-492.). It is quite evident that the many criminals repeat the same after imprisonment and this is very unsafe to the community. Something must be done to avert such behaviors. Firstly, when the criminals are incarcerated, they relate with the hardcore criminals and emulate them. Secondly, in many jails there are criminals who engage in illegal activities which with time influence the new convicts into the same. Thirdly, the community does not freely interact with ex-convicts once after imprisonment. Also, these criminals do not secure employment easily. This makes it hard for them to survive in the society since they have no source of income and the society treats them as social misfits (Monahan, Brodsky, and Shan 23-26). This problem can only be solved if the government implements strict measures against those who engage in criminal activities while undergoing their imprisonment. There should be spiritual enrichment programs organized in jail, to build the criminal minds morally. Criminals who have talents should be nurtured. For example, those who are good in sports, arts, studies etc. should be trained to perfection so as to sustain themselves when released. Lastly, the society should be equipped with knowledge on how to handle ex-convicts in a positive way as they go back home. They should be given opportunities depending on what they have learnt on their talent and behavior. Proper counseling and rehabilitation should be adequately provided to the criminals to enable them to fit in the society after imprisonment. Provision of vocational tra...