The criteria to decide the punishment of a crime has been debatable for quiet sometime. It is considered by many people that there should be just one punishment for any type of crime, while others believe that it should depend on the nature and reason of the crime. This essay will discuss both the opinions and provide evidence as to why it is important to consider the circumstances related to the crime as an important factor in determining the punishment.
Having a fixed punishment for any type of crime can have some positive sides. As everyone would be aware of the consequences of indulging into any type of crime, people will refrain from doing anything wrong. This will result in the crime rate to decline. It will be straightforward for the law practitioners to judge the cases and thus will shrink the backlog of cases that have been pending for years. This can provide fast justice but not fair justice. For instance, a person committing murder and a person involved in burglary receiving the same jail term is unfair.
Many factors, such as motive and situation, should be taken into account while deciding what type of punishment would be precise. A person might commit a crime unknowingly in response to abuse or self-defense. There are times when people do not clearly understand the fine line between a violation and crime and accidentally step over that line.
To conclude, the law has been established to issue justice and by defining the consequences of a felony without investigating it’s nature would be unfair. Thus, it is very important that all the scenarios are looked into before delivering any punishment for a crime.
The criteria to decide the
punishment
of a
crime
has been debatable for quiet sometime. It
is considered
by
many
people
that there should be
just
one
punishment
for any
type
of
crime
, while others believe that it should depend on the nature and reason of the
crime
. This essay will discuss both the opinions and provide evidence as to why it is
important
to consider the circumstances related to the
crime
as an
important
factor in determining the punishment.
Having a
fixed
punishment
for any
type
of
crime
can have
some
positive
sides. As everyone would be aware of the consequences of indulging into any
type
of
crime
,
people
will refrain from doing anything
wrong
. This will result in the
crime
rate to decline. It will be straightforward for the law practitioners to judge the cases and
thus
will shrink the backlog of cases that have been pending for years. This can provide
fast
justice
but
not
fair
justice.
For instance
, a person committing murder and a person involved in burglary receiving the same jail term is unfair.
Many
factors, such as motive and situation, should
be taken
into account while deciding what
type
of
punishment
would be precise. A person might commit a
crime
unknowingly
in response to abuse or self-defense. There are times when
people
do not
clearly
understand the fine line between a violation and
crime
and
accidentally
step over that line.
To conclude
, the law has
been established
to issue justice and by defining the consequences of a felony without investigating
it’s
nature would be unfair.
Thus
, it is
very
important
that all the scenarios
are looked
into
before
delivering any
punishment
for a
crime
.