M aster IELTS Essays
IELTS Academic & General Training Writing Task Two
Rehabilitation
Another aim of prisons is rehabilitation
Prisoners receive education
of vocational training
Prisoners should learn personal skills and specific job skills
Punishment could make prisoners’ behavior worse
Rehabilitation aims to make them better citizens
Rehabilitated prisoners are less likely to re-offend
Capital punishm ent
Supporters say that capital
punishment deters crime
Fear of the death penalty stops people from committing offences
The death penalty shows that crime is not tolerated
It is a form of revenge
The cost of imprisonment is avoided
The offender cannot pose a threat to others
A gainst Capital Punishm ent
Innocent people could be wrongly convicted and executed
Crime rates are not necessarily reduced
Many criminals do not think they will be caught
Capital punishment is not a good deterrent
Executing prisoners creates a violent culture and
encourages revenge
We have no right to take another human life
