(不是原创)AsfarasI’mconcerned,preventionissuperiortopunishmentinensuringcitizensafety.Afterall,ifcrimescouldbepreventedsuccessfully,noonewouldevergethurt,andthereisnonecessaryforpunishment.Punishmentiswhattakesplacewhenpreventionfails,andisthereforerendereduselesswhenpreventionsucceeds.Thus,toensurecitizensafety,thebestplacetostartiswithprevention.Althoughpreventionismuchhardertoimplementthanpunishment,therearestillmanywayscrimecouldbeprevented.
Forexample,policinghotspots,areasofknowncriminalactivity,willhelptodecreasethenumberofcriminaleventsinthoseareas.Also,communitypolicingeffortscanbemadetocaptureknowncriminals,andsecondarypreventiontechniquescanbeputintouse:focusingonatrisksituationssuchasyouthwho’redroppingoutofschoolorgettinginvolvedingangs.Allofthesemeasurescanreducecrime,andinthefuture,couldpossiblyevenpreventcrime.Inconclusion,preventionisthebetteralternativeinensuringcitizensafety.