Essay: Community service

                                                                Community service


     Teenage crimes is an unfortunate fact of life. The question is, though, is community service for young offenders a good idea?
     To begin with, there are many benefits of community service. Community service makes sure young offenders are punished and benefits others at the same time. It takes away their freedom and it makes them think about their role in society. For example, cleaning up public areas or looking after people in the community force young offenders to put other people's needs before their own.
     On the other hand, community service has its disadvantages. If dangerous criminals are allowed to live in society, people might be at risk. Furthermore, young offenders who only receive community service may not think that it's a serious punishment, and they won't be put off commiting other crimes in the future.
     In conclusion, I think community service should only be used for criminals who are not dangerous and take it seriously as a punishment. Consequently, each case must be judged individually to make sure that the punishment given is suitable for each criminal.