Some people believe that there should be fixed punishments for each type of crime. Others, however, argue that the circumstances of an individual crime, and the motivation for committing it, should always be taken into account when deciding on the punishment. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

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a fixed and certain punishment for each

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or

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and

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the criminals individually.

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essay will discuss both views and in my personal

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each offender should be considered as an individual and

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punished. Many

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believed that it is beneficial to have a list of certain and clear penalties for crimes. The

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advantage is that judges and lawyers can easily do their jobs and they just need to follow some rules in order to sentence an offender by type of

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criminal act. The

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benefit is that

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will be aware of the consequences of each

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means that it

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people

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from having criminal acts as they know the punishment that they need to tolerate.

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, others are of the opinion that each

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should address individually since many factors can cause an offence and they are not always the same. To clarify, a person who is a

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may do that because of just pleasure

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to one who does the same offence to pay living expenses. So,

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of them is different and they should not be punished in the same way. Or is a

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burglar similar to a repeated one?

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, each criminal act should be addressed individually. In my opinion, the most important duty of judges is distinguishing

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of criminals and

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an appropriate penalty. In

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by appropriate

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offenders will be punished in a right and fair manner. In summary, while many

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argue that it would be better if any criminal acts have

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own fixed punishments, opponents believe that it is fair to each offender

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the penalty by having considered their situation as well as the cause of offending the

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. I accept the latter view as well.