The judge decides whether the circumstances of the crime merit punishment at the high end of the range, at the low end, or somewhere in the middle.

法庭判断犯罪环境是符合惩罚的最高限度，最低限度还是中间某个程度。

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Some people think that most crime is the result of circumstances, e. g. Poverty and other social problems. Others however, think it is bad by nature. Discuss and give your opinion.

一些人认为大多数犯罪是因为环境，比如说贫困和其他社会问题。其他人认为这些人本质是坏的讨论双方观点并给出自己的看法。

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Article 28 a person who is compelled to participate in a crime shall, according to the circumstances of his crime, be given a mitigated punishment or be exempted from punishment.

第二十八条对于被胁迫参加犯罪的，应当按照他的犯罪情节减轻处罚或者免除处罚。

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Having regard to the awful circumstances of this crime, together with the two other offences on this indictment of which you have been convicted, and also to your record of previous convictions which includes serious sexual offences, I impose a punishment part of 21 years.

BBC: NEWS | UK | Scotland | Glasgow and West | Lord Menzies sentence statement

Under Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which Britain has enacted into national law, no one may be deprived of his liberty save in certain circumstances after conviction of a crime, pending deportation, if deemed insane and so on.

ECONOMIST: Liberty v security

From now on INS officials will be allowed to consider extenuating circumstances such as the type of crime committed and the person's length of stay in the country.

BBC: US immigrants get prison rights