Should Criminals Get A Second Chance?

I think everyone deserves a second chance for petty crimes or things they did wrong when they were young. If they did their time and paid their dues and turned away from it and became a better person, then yes I think they should.

i think if they feel remorse for what they have done and want to make amends then they should be given a second chance..maybe a program should be started for the ex-felons to guarantee them a job to help them get back on their feet and help them in acquiring some career skills...

No. second chance means one more victims.

to cut long thing short so called criminals under around 25 must have some policies directed towards them different from others they should surely be punished but laws should be bit more liberal. in short certainly not second but one and half chance should be given to them

Hi Rozie37! I always believe that people deserves to have second chances no matter what they did in the past. It is a chance for all of us to better our life and to show others and ourselves that there is some goodness in us. And they can't do that no matter how much they want it if we would not be kind enough to give support and guidance to them. As long as these people repents their ways and wanted to change for the better, why can't we give that chance? Nobody is perfect and one way or the other, we all have committed some mistakes in the past. Just my thoughts my friend. Have a nice day and take care.

everyone may do some bad things in their lives. someone finally realized that they were wrong, while someone not. i do think everyone should have a chance to reconsider the meaning of life. so, if someone is really refreshed, why should we give them just one more chance. i have seen many criminals becomed good man,for example in the moive 'talk to me', but i dont know whether it goes work in reality.

It depends on the crime, the person who committed it, and the parties involved.

I think they do espically if it was something like stealing from a store. I think that they hopefully learned their lesson. A friend of mine got in a lot of trouble for stealing gas. I kept telling her one day you will get caught.Sure enough her and another friened of mine got caught stealing gas. They both had to pay fees and also stand in front of the store and hold the sign that reads I stole form this store.I would give my last dollar to get gas before stealing it. She learned her lesson she knows better know thank God. Now my other friend didn't pay the fines and didn'r stand at the store she went to jail for a few weeks.

i think if someone committed a non violent crime they should be able to have a second chance. i think that we are human and we make mistakes. some make bigger ones then others, but when we see the error of our ways we should be able to have a second chance

I feel that everyone should be given another chance. Except perhaps in extreme cases where the individual refuses to change. If we locked people up for all their smaller offenses, few of us would be walking the streets free. Most of us have made mistakes and some of them rather serious. That doesn't mean that people will go on and commit more crimes.

Absolutely, everyone deserves a second chance, with the exception of murderers, child molesters or rapists. I believe there's at least a fair chance anyone can be "rehabilitated" if given a chance and everyone makes mistakes, especially when they're young and impressionable. If they're NOT given a second chance that makes it almost certain they'll get into further trouble if they can't get a good job. Annie

I think they should get a second chance at life. You never know what might have driven them to commit a crime in the first place. I also think younger people still have a lot of life in them to prove themselves better. I think they have a hard time getting jobs too, and that's not always fair. What if they know they really did screw up, but they can't start a new life to prove that they can do better?I don't know much about criminal justice either, but I do think they should be entitled to not be treated like criminals their whole lives.

Hi Rozie, Yes, I think criminals should get a second chance. Anyone can make a mistake, especially when they are young. Blessings.

I think if the punishment fitted the crime, we'd have a lot of Deputy Sheriffs and correction officers unemployed as the jails would be near empty. But these days when there is a loop hole for everything and people don't have to take responsibliity for things they do, the justice system is sadly turning into a big joke. People are more likely to try the crime thinking they'll ge off as opposed to not taking the chase in fear of getting caught

I am a student majored in law.although I do not have a good command of law,but I think we should give them a second chance if they committed crime because of their youth or unknowing about something.and sometimes,it is so many reasons that result them crimes.so if possible,we should give them a second chance to live a new life.