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1、凯程考研辅导班，中国最强的考研辅导机构，http://www.kaichengschool.com考研就找凯程考研，学生满意，家长放心，社会认可！2015考研英语阅读理解精读P26—法学类　Passage26　　Thereisabitterbattleoverhowtocombatthenation’sfastest-growingcrimeproblem,juvenileoffenders.WhileoverallcrimestatisticsinAmerica’slargestcitieshasdroppedthereisonecategorywhe

2、reithasskyrocketed.Thatcategoryishomicidescommittedbyyouthsundertheageof17.Between1984and1994,murderscommittedbyyouthsunder17tripled.Demographicstudiesshowthattherewillbeasurgeintheteenpopulationinthecomingyearsandexpertsbelievethat25percentofallmurderscommittedbytheyear2005willb

3、ecommittedbyjuveniles.　　Violence(i.e.Aggravatedassaults)committedwithgunsbyyouthshasalsoincreasedatroughlythesamepaceashomicides.Afteryearsofstatisticaldecline,drugusebyteensisalsoontherise.Noneofthesestatisticswouldappeartobodewellforfuture.Itnowseemsthateverydaywearehearingabou

4、thorrendousviolentcrimesbeingcommittedbyjuveniles.　　Themostfamousoflatewasthe6-year-oldinnorthernCaliforniawhoalmostbeattodeathasmallbaby.ThebabywasjustreleasedfromthehospitalonThursdayandhassufferedbraindamagefromtheattackbythe6-year-old.　　Thereisalsothecaseofthe15-year-oldpregn

5、antgirlwhowasshottodeathbyanotherstudentinSt.Louis.InMiami,two16-year-oldmaleshavebeenchargedwiththemurderofaDutchwomantouristwhojusthappenedtoendupinthewrongneighborhood.A15-year-oldNewYorkboytriedtostealapairofearringsfromawoman.　　Duringtheattack,theyoungwomanfelltoherdeathunde

6、raNewYorksubwaytrain.InFortMeyers,Florida,agroupofteenagersshotandkilledahighschoolbandteacher.ThiscasewillbethesubjectofanupcomingENNreport,butapoliceinvestigationintothisgroupofteensturnedup“would-bejuniorterrorists”thatcouldhaverivaledsomeoftheworstterroristorganizationsinthew

7、orld.　　ThereseemstobegrowingawarenessnowofthisjuvenilecrimeproblemintheUnitedStates.Severalexperts,aswellasthispublication,havebeentryingveryhardtogetthewordout.Peoplewhohavebecomevictimsoftheseyoungfelonsareangryandarecallingforchangestobemadeinthejuvenilejusticesystem.　　Ithasbe

8、enalong-standingbeliefintheUnitedStatest