Many argue that 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?

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With an increasing trend in juvenile delinquency, whether or not young people who commit
crimes
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should have the same punishment as adults has aroused wide concerns among various circles. I personally
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disagree
with the view that young
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should be punished in the same way as adults. Today I would like to shed light on
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topic.
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, by having the same punishment as adult
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, young
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may not learn from the mistakes that they have made. It is due to the fact that teenagers are at a tender age developmentally, and
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they are incapable of differentiating right from wrong. According to some research conducted by the University of Hong Kong, the best method to both punish youth
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and decrease the rate of
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is to
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carry out community service. Not only can young
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participating in community services give them a sense of belonging to society, but it can
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reduce the rate of re-committed
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. What is
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worthy of our attention is that
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development of young
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will be hindered if they are punished as same as adult
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. By having the same punishment as adults, permanent criminal records will
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young
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. Since numerous jobs
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as those in healthcare professionals are only opened to people who do not have criminal histories,
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will have a negative impact on the career path of young
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and
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they will be unable to financially support themselves in the future. Worse still, they would commit the
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again for being become financially independent. All in all,
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it is of paramount importance that
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should be responsible for the mistakes that they have made, young
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should not be punished in the same way as adult
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for the sake of their career paths and
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of society.
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A conclusion is essential for IELTS writing task 2. It is more important than most people realise. You will be penalised for missing a conclusion in your IELTS essay.

The easiest paragraph to write in an essay is the conclusion paragraph. This is because the paragraph mostly contains information that has already been presented in the essay – it is just the repetition of some information written in the introduction paragraph and supporting paragraphs.

The conclusion paragraph only has 3 sentences:

  • Summary
  • Restatement of thesis
  • Prediction or recommendation

Example:

To summarize, a robotic teacher does not have the necessary disciple to properly give instructions to students and actually works to retard the ability of a student to comprehend new lessons. Therefore, it is clear that the idea of running a classroom completely by a machine cannot be supported. After thorough analysis on this subject, it is predicted that the adverse effects of the debate over technology-driven teaching will always be greater than the positive effects, and because of this, classroom teachers will never be substituted for technology.

Start your conclusion with a linking phrase. Here are some examples:

  • In conclusion
  • To conclude
  • To summarize
  • Finally
  • In a nutshell
  • In general

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