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Some people think that criminal behaviour has genetic causes. Others believe that it is circumstances that lead people to commit a crime. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

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According to some, criminals commit a
crime
 due to genetic characteristics, while others disagree and state that the reasons
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such
 actions lay on the surface. I believe that genetics is slightly involved in criminal
behavior
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, and we should rely more on
circumstances
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the circumstances
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 of each
crime
 and its offender.
To begin
 with, some psychologists and ordinary people tend to think that
crime
 has a genetic connection and we should pay more attention to those children, whose parents were in jail or had a suspended sentence.
Moreover
, some genetic illnesses may become a reason for an offence.
For example
, according to the research of the Russian sociological agency, 35% of juvenile delinquents were born and raised in
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families of former criminals.
Besides
, most famous maniacs like Ted Bandy or Andrey Chikatilo, soviet serial criminal, had
a different mental disorders
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a different mental disorder
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,
such
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psychopathy.
However
, there are tons of examples, when a criminal was born in a rich lovely family, had everything that they need, but still committed terrific homicides. As well as in families from
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poor
neighborhoods
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 or in families with repeated
offender
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offenders
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 children grow up being honest and decent, and not being involved in any crimes.
For instance
,
last
 year Kirill Grechkin, a son of the Russian millionaire was accused
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drag
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 trafficking
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 and was assigned for 7 years. In comparison, Roman Abramovich, who is the owner of the football team and the Russian oligarch, was born and lived in jail for 5 years because both of his parents were scammers. Those examples illustrate the absence of connection between social status and determination for committing a
crime
. In conclusion, some criminals have genetic features that may push them into the world of
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criminality.
Nevertheless
, I suppose that we should take into consideration external reasons over internal ones.
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