Nowadays, the rate of criminals is rapidly increasing, making the ways to reduce it the most concerned issue at the moment While some people consider lengthy prison as the best way to this, others believe that there are more measures in the ultimate solution On one hand, it is true that for habitual criminals and those who commit serious crimes, a harsh sentence like life imprisonment is reasonable and can help reduce crime Imprisonment means a loss of freedom, which has an impact on prisoners’ future lives, a consequence that no rational people are willing to take This is a strict punishment, which has a deterrent effect on potential or prospective offenders This is considered beneficial to social stability Moreover, spending a long time in jail provides an opportunity for the prison services to rehabilitate a prisoner, because the criminals will have time to reflect their mistakes in the past and change their attitude toward society Nevertheless, other measures should be taken into account It cannot be sure that all of these offenders are incorrigible These people may break the law because of insufficient social experience or lack of life skills to survive Therefore, through education or vocational training, we can help them to gain necessary labour skills Due to that money is the inducement of crime, once people are capable of finding job after being released, they will hardly re-commit the offence Another alternative way is community projects For instance, these criminals could help by working in nursing house or orphanage By this way, they would not only give something back to the society but also understand more about the value of life From my point of view, we cannot overlook the impact of imprisonment on juvenile offenders or first-time offenders Thus, I suppose the best approach is to deal with whom should be rehabilitation instead of retribution Remaining lengthy imprisonment is necessary for several serious crimes such as murder or assault However, other methods should also be carefully taken into account