Some people think that criminal behavior has genetic causes. others believe that it is circumstances that lead people to commit a crime. Give your opinion.

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There are those who say that one’s genes directly influence one’s criminal development whereas, on the opposite side,
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assumes that crime is induced by one’s upbringing. Unfortunately, we live in a ‘
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world. We frequently see news reports about someone who was appallingly murdered by an evil person or even another unbelievably gullible guy who was defrauded by swindlers. But why does it happen?
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of all, let’s look at our
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. We meet aggression everywhere on a daily basis.
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, an adolescent was beaten by a ‘tough guy’ in a school. Definitely,
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a situation significantly influences the psychological state of both guys. The ‘Tough’ guy understands that he can harm
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and he will remain unpunished. The ‘Weak' guy will think only about revenge and he expects that
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will ignore or ‘cold shoulder’ him. So, congratulations! We have killed ‘two birds with one
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and now we have two potential murderous in the future. Maybe I should apologize for
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sarcasm. Undoubtedly, nowadays we have many
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who have a serious propensity to abuse. Statistically, they experienced a tremendous amount of traumas throughout their childhood.
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has decided to blame genetics.
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, we fully understand that everyone has their own personality
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character Frankly, it could cause aggression. Historically, many superior warriors were choleric e.g. Kutuzov. Obviously,
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do not have the ability to control it: it’s
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. In conclusion, our cruel world is
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unstoppable manufacture of killers,
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and psychos.
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, Mankind has to be kinder and more supportive to each other. Irrespective of the nature versus nurture argument.
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