Some people believe that there should be fixed punishment for each crime. Others, however, argue that the circumstances of an individual crime, and the motivation for committing it, should always be taken into account when deciding on punishment. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

People have different opinions about ways of punishing individuals for crimes committed. While some persons think the penalty for criminal

offense

a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others

offence

ought to be fixed irrespective of the reasons behind the act, others believe that punishment decision should be dependent on

reasons

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the reasons

and

insipirations

arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity

inspirations

for committing it. In my opinion, the motivation and situation

for

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of

committing a crime must be considered

first

before making a judgment as some people are forced to

do

engage in

make

it out of poverty. Some people argue that there ought to be unchanged disciplinary actions for every criminal activity.

This

is because

this

is the only way to drastically reduce the number of crimes that are committed daily.

This

will discourage people, especially young adults to continue

this

worrisome lifestyle.

For example

,

Crimes Control Agency

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the Crimes Control Agency

in Nigeria, in 2018, announced 6 years in jail for any criminal caught in robbery and kidnapping attacks. For

this

reason, there is a rapid decline in the number of attacks since the announcement.

However

, there are other people who think that judgement decisions on offenders should be should be dependent on motivations and situations that caused the actions.

This

is due to the fact that a large number of people commit crimes because they are poor, which could be

as a result

of unemployment or lack of proper education. In the UK,

for instance

, citizens who

commits

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commit

crimes, especially robbery attacks are usually pardoned and release after every background

investigations

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investigation

are done. They always offer scholarships for interested convicted criminals to be educated, or grants are given to those who want to establish their own business. In my opinion,

although

criminals deserve a serious penalty in order to discourage continuous crimes, there are people who commit

offense

a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others

offences

because they really need to survive.

so

to a very great extent or degree

So

, causes of what led to

this

must be checked before passing judgment in order to

safe

save from ruin, destruction, or harm

save

people who offend because of situations of life.