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

Fixing punishments for each type of crime has been a debatable issue. There are many arguments supporting both views, those for and those against fixed punishments.

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, I am personally inclined to the latter view that suggests considering the circumstances of crime

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sentencing someone. First of all, fixed punishments will have a deterrent effect on society.

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is because once damage has been endured by society, a corresponding consequence must occur. Once consequences take in virtue of simplicity, and people become easily aware of how they will be punished, there is a likelihood that criminals will reconsider committing

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act in the first place. Thanks to

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deterring effect is leading to social stability and security, through minimizing the number of crimes committed. If people knew that they would be able to convince the court or the jury of the reason they did, penal decisions would be largely arbitrary.

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would result in criminals getting away with their crimes and into treated unequally caused by the subjective approach of different courts.

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, taking the situation of a crime and its motivation into consideration is a prerequisite for establishing and ensuring justice and equity.A person killing in self-defence cannot be compared to a serial killer, moving from one victim to the next.

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, if you were being victim of a glaring injustice, you could pled for yourself and take back your benefits.

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, 2 crimes of the same type but a different level of gravity would have the same punishment so

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really unfair. In my opinion, every felon has a voice in explaining their miserable situation in order to receive leniency from the law.

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, criminal laws have to provide for a minimum and a maximum for the punishment and the laws

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have to foresee certain cases of exemptions. The result they received would be a good way to warn them about what they have done and simultaneously give them an opportunity to redo what they have lost.