Many researchers believe that we can now study the behaviour of children to see if they will grow up to be criminals, while others disagree. To what extent do you think crime is determined by genetics? Is it possible to stop children from growing up to be criminals?

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In
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world,
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is on the rise, experiments show, that criminals will have criminal
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many believe that, it passes through genetics
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others including me, disagree with it. To begin, a lot of crimes aren't worth to go jail and low levels of law can be exchanged for debt penalties ,
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, the government needs to take control of
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penalties. If
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break an ordinary law,
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person
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to pay the community
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, prison is not too bad a place because
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can learn new things from prison
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, there is special time allocated for offenders to read new books and learn knowledge. In Prison
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are able to learn and make new friends
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,
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here are friendly ,
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, there is a variety of disadvantages to it.
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, many scientific studies show that
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the behaviour of
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passed through by blood and
crime
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can be determined by genetics as a matter of fact, 70% per cent of criminals' parents are
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offenders
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, the young generation learns everything from their parents.
People
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who did a
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always say that, if they didn't make a mistake there, they would have done
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successfully, so their
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think they won't be caught next time.
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, I assume that, the government needs to take control of evil, as
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rates skyrocketed in many countries. It can be fixed at the early age of
children
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by schools and kindergartens, it would be useful. I believe it will if it is true.

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Make sure to clearly distinguish between your opinion and that of researchers or the opposition, as it will help clarify your stance.
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Develop each point with more specific examples and evidence. This will strengthen your ideas and make your argument more convincing.
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You have successfully included an introduction and conclusion, providing a clear start and end point for your argument.
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Your essay covers the main aspects of the task, explaining both sides of the argument regarding genetics and crime.
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You attempt to provide a nuanced view by including multiple perspectives on the relation between genetics and crime.

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