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.

There are two views about whether to adjust a fixed and certain punishment for each

crime

or investigate and punish the criminals individually.

This

essay will discuss both views and in my personal ,opinion each offender should be considered as an individual and

then

have

then

punished. Many

people

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

first

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 criminal activity. The

second

benefit is that

people

will be aware of the consequences of each

crime

.

This

means that it deters

people

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

However

, others are of the opinion that each

crime

should address individually since many factors can cause an offence and they are not always the same. To clarify, a person who is a shoplifter may do that because of just pleasure

in contrast

to one who does the same offence to pay living expenses. So, their intention of them is different and they should not be punished in the same way. Or is a

first

-time burglar similar to a repeated one?

As a result

, each criminal act should be addressed individually. In my opinion, the most important duty of judges is distinguishing the intentions of criminals and choosing an appropriate penalty. In

this

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

people

argue that it would be better if any criminal acts have their own fixed punishments, opponents believe that it is fair to each offender to tolerate the penalty by having considered their situation as well as the cause of offending the

crime

. I accept the latter view as well.