Young people who commit serious crimes, such as robbery or violent attacks should be punished in the same way as adults. To what extent do you agree or disagree
Crime
has always been an unwanted part of society. Serious efforts have been made by governments at different times to either eliminate or reduce it to an acceptable level. Recent trend depicts that the ratio of crimes committed by young people is surprisingly increasing. There are different opinions regarding the Use synonyms
punishment
of crimes committed by the youth. Some argue that the Use synonyms
punishment
should be the same as that of adults while others think the other way. I am of the opinion that the action taken by the judicial system should be consistent for all those convicted of the Use synonyms
crime
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Some people are of the view that lack of maturity and peer pressure are the root causes which causes the juvenile to indulge in crimes like robbery or violent attack. They believe that keeping the children with real criminals will have a bad impact on their personality and Use synonyms
therefore
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instead
of punishing them in the usual manner they should be provided with proper counselling programs as Linking Words
this
will help them to differentiate between right and wrong and after serving their Linking Words
punishment
they can live a normal life without involving in any Use synonyms
further
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crime
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,I am of the view that the Linking Words
punishment
should be irrespective of the age because showing leniency to one class will somehow reduce the fear of Use synonyms
punishment
amongst the young ones. Use synonyms
Further
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this
will be unfair to the victims as they will not be compensated properly for their emotional, mental and physical loss. Linking Words
For instance
, recently in Pakistan, two youngsters ageing somewhere between 18 - 20 years were convicted of brutally beating, looting and Linking Words
then
rapping the mother of two children on the main highway. Linking Words
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crime
and the decision by the judicial system should be based merely on the intensity of the Use synonyms
crime
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, I would say that the Linking Words
punishment
should be accorded based on the seriousness of the Use synonyms
crime
and should not be linked with the age as Use synonyms
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will weaken the faith of the people in the system.Linking Words
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