Police and Crime Prevention
警察与预防犯罪。
x The job of the polices is to catch criminals
警察的工作是抓捕罪犯。
x They must also prevent crime and make communities safer
他们还必须防止犯罪，使社区更加安全。
x There should be an increase in the number of police officers on the streets
在街道上巡逻的警察数量应该增加。
x Police officers should be seen as part of the community
X警务人员应被视为社区的一部分。
x They should be involved with education and prevention
他们应该参与教育和预防。
x The police should be in close contact with schools
X警方应与学校保持密切联系。
x They should focus on young people who have dropped out of school
他们应该把重点放在辍学的年轻人身上。
x These teenagers may become involved with gangs
这些青少年可能会加入帮派。
Punishments/Prisons
惩罚/监狱。
x Fines are used as punishment for minor crimes
罚款是用来惩罚轻微犯罪的。
x If the crime is more serious, prison is the most common punishment
如果犯罪情节严重，监禁是最常见的惩罚。
x Some criminals pose a threat to society
一些罪犯对社会构成威胁。
x They are put in prison to ensure the safety of other citizens
他们被关进监狱是为了确保其他公民的安全。
Negatives of Prisons
监狱的负面影响。
x Criminals are put together
X个罪犯被放在一起。
x They make friends with other offenders
他们与其他罪犯交朋友。
x Many prisoners re-offend when they are released
X许多囚犯在获释后会再次犯罪。
x A criminal record makes finding a job more difficult
X犯罪记录使找工作变得更加困难。
Rehabilitation
复康。
x Another aim of prisons is rehabilitation
监狱的另一个目标是改造。
x Prisoners receive education of vocational training
X名囚犯接受职业培训教育。
x Prisoners should learn personal skills and specific job skills
囚犯应该学习个人技能和特定的工作技能。
x Punishment could make prisoners’ behavior worse
惩罚可能会使囚犯的行为变得更糟。
x Rehabilitation aims to make them better citizens
X康复的目的是让他们成为更好的公民。
x Rehabilitated prisoners are less likely to re-offend
X改过自新的囚犯不太可能再次犯罪。
Capital Punishment
死刑。
x Supporters say that capital punishment deters crime
X支持者说死刑可以阻止犯罪。
x Fear of the death penalty stops people from committing offences
对死刑的恐惧阻止人们犯罪。
x The death penalty shows that crime is not tolerated
死刑表明，犯罪是不能容忍的。
x It is a form of revenge
X这是一种复仇形式。
x The cost of imprisonment is avoided
X避免了监禁的代价。
x The offender cannot pose a threat to others
X违法者不能对他人构成威胁。
Against Capital Punishment
反对死刑。
x Innocent people could be wrongly convicted and executed
X无辜的人可能被错误地定罪和处决。
x Crime rates are not necessarily reduced
X犯罪率不一定会降低。
x Many criminals do not think they will be caught
许多罪犯认为他们不会被抓到。
x Capital punishment is not a good deterrent
死刑不能起到很好的威慑作用。
x Executing prisoners creates a violent culture and encourages revenge
处决囚犯制造了一种暴力文化，鼓励了报复。
x We have no right to take another human life
X我们没有权利夺走另一个人的生命。
Community Service
社区服务。
x Community service is a way to reform offenders
社区服务是改造罪犯的一种方式。
x It could be a solution to prison overcrowding
X这可能是解决监狱人满为患的办法。
x It avoids the cost of imprisonment
X它避免了监禁的成本。
x It makes offenders useful in their local communities
它使罪犯在当地社区中发挥了作用。
x They are required to clean streets or talk to school groups
他们被要求清理街道或与学校团体交谈。
x Offenders repay their community
X罪犯回报他们的社区。
x They avoid the negative influence that prison can have
他们避免了监狱可能带来的负面影响。
Against Community Service
反对社区服务。
x Community service is not a sufficient punishment
社区服务不是足够的惩罚。
x Criminals should be locked up, away from their victims
罪犯应该被关起来，远离他们的受害者。
Crime in the Media
媒体中的犯罪。
x Crime is one of the main subjects of most news programs.
X犯罪是大多数新闻节目的主要题材之一。
x The mass media focus on violent and sensational crimes
大众媒体关注暴力和耸人听闻的犯罪。
x This leads to fear of crime among the public
这导致公众对犯罪的恐惧。
x Sensational stories attract more viewers or readers
X个耸人听闻的故事吸引了更多的观众或读者。
x The media report crime stories in order to increase their audience
X媒体报道犯罪故事，以增加受众
