Introduction
Sentencing a guilty with a suitable punishment is of utmost importance in maintaining law and order in a society. Some people propose that for each type of charge, there must be a specific sentence, but others believe that it should be adjusted according to the background situation and the motive. I will elucidate both of these opinions in
this
essay, but I side with the former opinion because it helps in creating a sense of equality in a society.Linking Words
Body paragraph 1
In many countries of the world, specific duration and type of penalising for each crime has been written in the form of laws, which comprise their justice system. So, it provides a sense of equality to the people, that whether the accused is wealthy or poor, he/she will be dealt equally. It
also
removes the prospect of using different means to alter the judgement. Linking Words
For instance
, the famous drug lords of Columbia used to bribe and frighten the police and the judges in order to modify the degree of punishment for their crimes.Linking Words
Body paragraph 2
On the other hand
, some people hold a view that the motive and the background situation behind each criminal activity is different. An accused might have certain reasons for his involvement in a crime. To illustrate, if a person robs an edible item from a small shop because his children were hungry, Linking Words
then
it would be quite opposite to the crimes of a professional thief or deceit. Linking Words
Hence
, in some instances, a sentence could be modified based on the background scenarios, Linking Words
however
, it could lead to chronic criminals using different new techniques for their criminal intentions.Linking Words
Conclusion
To sum up, I will agree with the idea that there must be a fixed and equal punishment for each type of crime because it would prevail a sense of equality and remove any possibility of alteration of judgement by using different means.