Some people believe that children who commit crimes should be punished. Others think the parents should be punished instead.

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One
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of the widely discussed issues nowadays is
children
's crime. There are different opinions, about punishments who
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the crime.
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there is no absolute
agreements
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agreement
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on whether
parents
should be punished
their
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for their
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children
's
crime
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crimes
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. In
this
essay
i
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will discuss both of them and give
own
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my own
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opinion. It is obvious that everybody should be accountable for their own
behaviour
and should be penalized in case of their wrongdoing.
However
, we could be in a dilemma when
crimes
are
made
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committed
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by
children
. On the one hand, if
children
commit
crimes
they should be punished because it is likely to prevent them from the next offences.
On the contrary
, if
children
avoid penalties, they would not be able to realize the full
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of
this
issue and its consequences. Undoubtedly, the main purpose of punishment is to demonstrate that you will be punished in case of your perpetration.
While
exemption from punishment would lead to
children
repeating
crimes
.
On the other hand
,
children
are not adults, and perhaps they do not understand the full seriousness of wrong
behaviour
. I'm sure that
parents
are completely responsible for their
children
in terms of their upbringing
as well as
their
behaviour
.
For example
, when a child steals a cellphone from his classmate, it is likely the
parents
of
this
child failed to explain to them that theft is
extremelly
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extremely
wrong
behaviour
and
this
would lead them to prison.
Moreover
, when
parents
get out of touch with their
children
, or even worse, set an example of wrong
behaviour
,
it is clear that
they should
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carry full responsibility for themselves and for their
children
. In conclusion,
while
children
should realize all repercussions of their offences,
nonetheless
, the ultimate responsibility for kids' wrongdoing lies with their
parents
,
which
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who
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were not able to teach their
children
the right
behaviour
and to prevent
crimes
committed by them.
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