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

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Band 6.5

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Grammatical Range and Accuracy

Band 6.5

To date, we have thousands of laws, regulations, general rules enumerated to ensure our society functions as it should be. However, these restrictions could never be enough to cover every circumstance that happened around-the-clock.

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Band 7.0

Coherence and Cohesion

Band 7.0

Lexical Resource

Band 6.0

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

Band 6.0

Many people debate on what should be done about punishment on criminals. Some individuals believe that there should be standard punishment for every kind of crime and that should be followed while sentencing a criminal.