criminals

Somepeoplebelievethatthereshouldbe

fixedpunishmentsforeachtypeofcrime.

Othershoweverarguethatthe

circumstancesofanindividualcrimeandthe

motivationforcommittingitshouldalways

betakenintoaccountwhendecidingonthe

punishment.

SampleAnswer1:

Somepeoplearguewhethercriminalsshould

alwaysbesubjecttofixedpunishmentforcertain

crimesorsituationsforcommittingthecrime

shouldbetakenintoaccountbeforeinflicting

saywillexaminebothsides

oftheargument,butIampersonallyinclinedto

thelatterviewthatsuggestsconsidering

circumstancesofacrimewhilentencing

someone.

Ontheonehand,criminalactivitieshave

reducedsignificantlyoverthecenturiesinthe

unishmentslike

thedeathpenalty,lifeimprisonmentfordrug

traffickingdeteranoffenderfromsuchheinous

hlessnessofsuchharsh

punishmentnsuredsafetyandcurityin

tance,accordingtoapublication

oncriminaljusticefromtheC.I.A,manymiddle

countrieshavebeenconsistentlyrankingnear

topregardingachievingalow-crimeindexdueto

theiraggressivelawforenforcingfixed

punishmentsfordesignatedcrimes.

Nevertheless,themainobjectiveofthelawand

orderistoprotecttheinnocentsandpunishthe

edpunishmentoften

contradictswiththefundamentalobjectiveof

civilsociety.

Ontheotherhand,percutingaconvictviolate

humanrights;oftenwithoutconsideringthe

erSaudi

Arabia,rankedasthecountrywiththelowest

te’s

implementationofastrictfundamentalist

approachtopercutecriminalsregardlessof

thecircumstancesofthecrimehasdrawnflak

y

Internationalreportedthatfairtrialsare

prohibitedtocriminalveniftheyarewrongly

y,inmyopinion,aconvicted

personshouldbegivenpunishmentonlybad

onthecircumstancesandverityofthecrime.

Forexample,ifsomeonemurdersintheactof

lf-defence,theverdictgivenshouldnot

amounttolife-ntence.

Inconclusion,Ibelievethatbothgroupsofthe

argument,forandagainstthefixedpunishments,

r,Ithinkthat

penaltiesshouldbedecidedaccordingtovariant

circumstancesofcriminalsandkeepinginmind

thattheaimofpunishmenttopreventfurther

crimestohappen.

SampleAnswer2:

Haveyoueverthoughtaboutbeingajudge?

Theremaybevarioussituationsinourdailylives

inwhichourjudgmentsareneededtobe

treallyassimpleasthe

situationsweencountereverydaywhenit

comestojudgingriouscrimes?Foralong

time,ithasbeenacontroversialissuewhether

theremustbefixedpunishmentsforanykindof

crimeortheincentiveisaninfluentialfactorthat

nallyapprove

ofthelatterbeliefsincetherearealotofcrimes

inwhichthecriminalisnotreallyguilty.

Ontheonehand,agroupofpeople

dogmaticallybelievethepunishmentforany

crimeoughttobefixedregardlessofthecrime’s

atethatiffelonsknowthereis

verepunishmentevenforsmallcrimes,they

arehinderedandwillneverattempttocommita

ore,theviolenceandcrimerates

declineconsiderablyandthusabettersociety

tance,inSaudiArabia,the

punishmentforrobberyisofonetherobber’s

handsbeingcutirrespectiveofwhathehas

stolen,anappleoracar.

Ontheotherhand,theothergroupofsociety

arguesthatwherethefelonystemsfrommust

beinvestigatedandthemotivationshouldbe

takenintoconsiderationwhenntencinga

tification,theycitethatthere

aresituationsinwhichthecrimehasnotbeen

donedeliberatelyortheculpritisnotthereal

icular,inaninvoluntary

homicide,thekillermightbethevictimsinceit

mighthavelf-defenceorarobberyforfeeding

ca,thejudgeiswhocandecidethebest

penaltyconsideringeveryaspectandcondition

ofcrimeperpetration.

Onthewhole,eventhoughfixedpunishments

canbeextremelybeneficialinthedecreaof

crimerateandmayculminateinasafersociety,

thejusticesystemshouldbeflexibleenough

towardscertainfeloniesandconsiderthe

crime’srationaleandconditionsforgivingthe

mostappropriateverdict.

SampleAnswer3:

Inrecentyears,therehasbeenariinthe

peopleareoftheopinionthatthewrong-

doingsshouldbeclassifiedcategorically.

However,Ibelievethateachoffenceshouldbe

lookeduponinasubjectivemanner,takinginto

accountthenatureandverityofthe

afixedpunishment

woulddefinitelymakecourtproceedingsalot

becauthejudgeswouldnot

needtodecidewhattypeofpunishment

criminalswouldderveasitwouldhavebeen

r,thisisan

unfairpracticeassomeofthecriminalsmaynot

example,apersonrobbingaconvenientstore

willnotdervethesamepunishmentasa

personrobbingabankbecauthedegreeof

otherhand,decidingacrimeaccordingtothe

situationandmotiveofitmakesperfectn

asitwouldensurethatthelawbreakerisgivena

fairtrialandtherightpunishmentishanded

tance,amentallyillperson

whocommitsamurderwouldbejudged

accordingly,insteadofbeinggroupedintothe

samecategoryofalltheothertypeofmurderers.

This,therefore,willmakethetrialbalanceand

lusion,myopinionisthatthe

punishmentforacrimeshouldbemadeup

badonallthefactorsleadinguptothe

unlawfulactionratherthanprovidingjudgement

badontheclassificationofcrimesintotypes.

SampleAnswer4:

Inrecentdays,thereisanongoingdebateon

howtogiveappropriatepunishmenttoward

peoplewhoaccudwithcriminalactivities.

Somestatethattheyshouldbepunishedby

lookingatthetypeofcrimetheyhavecommitted,

whilesomepeoplebelievethatthecircumstance

andreasonofcommittingacrimeshouldbe

givenahighprioritywhileaccusingsomeoneof

r,Ipersonallyarguethat

theideasaredefinitelytrueandthroughthis

essay,Iwillsupporttheviewswithsome

ys,thefactshows

thattherearesomecasgiveninjustice

tance,a

grandmotherstolethreechocolateslastyear

andshehadtospendtimesinprisonforveral

rastofthecorruptorsstealing

plentyofmoneyfromsocietybutpunishedonly

ayearandcompletedbygoodrvicefromthe

t,thelawofgovernmentshould

reviewandrearrangetheconstitutionwhen

ouldthink

ofthepunishmenttypesastheconsiderationof

gtotheother

arguments,thegovernmentalsoshouldpay

attentiontothereasonwhypeoplehave

mple,thereare

somecaswhichshowthemostreasonfor

committingacrimeareeconomicproblems.A

lotofpeoplehavenojobthustheyprefertodo

t

obvioussolutionisbytakingthemotivationof

criminalsasanesntialconsiderationingiving

ult,Itrulybelievethatthe

ideasareanesntialconsiderationthatcan

encountersocialjustice.

SampleAnswer5:

Todate,wehavethousandsoflaws,

regulations,generalrulenumeratedtoensure

r,

therestrictionscouldneverbeenoughto

covereverycircumstancethathappened

ore,shouldthelawbe

ourgospelforustofollowstrictlywithout

deviation?Orshouldweperceiveeachcaas

anindividualandtakemultiplefactorsinto

considerations?Myopinionisdefinitelyonthe

plewhovaluelawasan

impregnableprinciple,thelawitlfwould

tycouldbea

defectionwhencomingtotalkabout

entsandbiasmightgetin

thewayandeventuallyleadtomiscalculation

andunjustness,resultinginman-madeerrors,a

ethefact

thathumanerrorisalmostinevitable,peoplestill

believetakingcertainfactorsintoconsideration

econsideredthe

mostbasicrequirementofhumanmorality,

makingitthereasonwhythisissuehasbecome

mighthavebrokenthelaw

yetthemotivationbehindsuchadeedcould

ncharacter

intheOpera“Lesmirable”stolealoafof

breadbecauhewasalmoststarvedtodeath;

ayoungheroinaddictpickpocketedawalletto

wocasabove

areboththieveries,yetthemoralitystandard

nitionhelpsus

reconsiderandadjustourdecisionsandprevent

usfromnonchalantlyputtingthesameamount

ofpunishmentonthetwomenwithout

ponderingoversomemorecongruoussolution.

Thelawcouldbetheguidance,afoundationof

heless,westill

havetomakeroomforflexibilitiesandconsider

everycrimeasanindividual.

SampleAnswer6:

Thereisacontroversialfactthatwhetherthere

shouldbefixedpunishmentsforcrimesorthe

factorsthatmightleadthecrimeshouldbetaken

intoconsideration,whilepenaltiesforcrimesare

inion,todecidejusticebothof

cumstancesbrought

aboutthecrimeshouldplayaroletoslightthe

penaltyordeterioratethepunishment.

Somepeoplebelievethateachcrimeshouldbe

performedasaspecificpunishmentthatrves

practice,

eachpersonwhodidthesamecrimeis

instance,thepenaltyofforgeryisastandardfor

hief,childoradultdoesnot

matter,isconvictedinthesameway.

Ontheotherhand,anothergroupofpeople

thinkthateachoccasionrelatedtocrimeis

epsychology

andpositionofguilty,environmentalfactorsand

reasonsandresultsofthecrimeaffectthe

damageofthecrimeonpeopleorsociety.

Accordingly,suchmentionedfactorsshouldbe

instance,ifapersoncausatrafficaccidentby

amistake,hisposition,hisregretandhis

emotionalsituationshouldbeevaluated,when

thepenaltyisassigned.

Ipersonallythinkthateachcrimeshouldbe

assdspecificallyandfixedcrimesdetected

beforehandshouldbeabletoextendorlesn.

Thankstothat,theintentionslieddownbehind

thecrimecouldbethoughtwhiledecidingthe

i,thievingapieceof

breadbecauofhungrywillhavethesame

positionwithatheftwhostolemanypiecesof

breadtollinanotherplacetoearnmoney.

SampleAnswer7:

Intoday'smodernworld,weareconstantly

bombardedwiththeissueofcrimewhichhas

recentlyincreadatanalarmingratein

ople,therefore,areofthe

opinionthatallkindsofcrimeshouldhaveits

ownpunishmentwhichislegislatedbythe

r,thereareahandfulof

peoplewhoasrtthatsomebackground

reasons,whichcauthecriminalstocommit

crimes,shouldbeincludedintheprocedureof

,wewill

examinebothsidesoftheargumentbefore

reachingareasonableconclusion.

Afixedpunishmentforeachtypeofcrimeis

n,it

allowverycriminaltobetreatedfairlyfor

portanttoensurenoonewill

addition,therewillnotbeanyunsatisfactory

betweenthecriminalswhocommittedthesame

kindofcrimewhentheyarentencedtojail.

Furthermore,afixedpunishmentplaysan

indispensableroleingivingadeterrentinturning

strate,arious

punishmentwillbeincurredtothowhocommit

crimeslikemurderswilldefinitelydeterand

cauwould-beoffenderstochangetheirminds

beforecommittingacrime.

Ontheotherhand,itisvitaltotakeintoaccount

ofall,manyofthem,especiallyteenagerswho

aremorevulnerabletothofeelingsof

lonelinessaremoreeasilyinfluencedbytheir

nothavematurethinkingandare

notbeingawareofthepossiblenegative

ingto

recentrearchconductedinColumbia,the

statistichasshownthatabout58%ofthe

youngstersgotaffectedbytheirbadlybehaved

alsobelievedbythepublicthatmanycriminals

havethelackingsofparentallovewhich

eventuallycausthemtobehaveviolentlyand

,therefore,involve

committingcrimesincludingrobberiesand

murderstoshowhowpowerfultheyare.

Inconclusion,Iamoftheopinionthateveryjury

shouldmaketheirdecisionsonpunishmentsby

consideringthereasonswhytheycommitcrimes.

Ournationwillsurelycontinuetoprosperand

flourishinthedecadestocomeoncethecrime

ratesaresuccessfullyreduced.

SampleAnswer8:

Manypeopledebateonwhatshouldbedone

individualsbelievethatthereshouldbestandard

punishmentforeverykindofcrimeandthat

shouldbefollowedwhilentencingacriminal.

Yet,someothersarguethatreasonsforcrime

andbackgroundofexecutingcrimeshouldbe

consideredwhiledeterminingproperpunishment

saywilltakealookatthis

issuefrombothpointsofviews.

Tobeginwith,peoplemayagreetoimpo

fixedstandardpunishmentoncriminalsbad

gthis,

criminalswillbepunishedaccordingtothecrime

theymadeanditemsfairforeveryonesince

theybelievethebiggerthecrime,theharderthe

mple,imposingthedeathpenalty

tobothmurdererandterroristwhohave

committedtothesametypeofcrimeems

onsiderably

equalcrimeandtherefore,theyshouldbe

meone

killsaperson,nomatterwhatwasthereason,

s/heshouldbepunishedaccordingtothe

predeterminedlaws.

Ontheotherhand,othersarguethatin

determiningtheproperpunishmentforcriminals,

thereshouldbesomeconsiderationsofwhat

werethemotivesofcrimeandalsothe

ustbedifferent

punishmentbetweenarialkillerandsomeone

whowasforcedtokillforlf-defending.

Applyingsamepunishmenttothewomanwho

stolealoafofbreadfromastoretofeedher

hungrybabyandacorruptgovernment

employeewhostolemillionsofdollartoamass

hiswealthisnotatalljustifiedthoughstealing

wasthecrimeinbothcas.

Allinall,fixedpunishmentisneededto

standardipunishmentfordifferentcrimes.

Nonetheless,thereshouldbesome

considerationsonthemotivesandenvironment

ofcriminalsinimposingtheproperpunishment.