[单选题]Text3Forhundredsofyears,thecriminallaw(刑法)hasbeenbuiltaroundtheideathatwrongdoersmustbepunishedfortheircrimes.Themostbasicargumentforpunishmentisthatitpreserveslawandorderandrespectsforauthority.Fromthispointofview,punishmentdoestwothings.Itupholdsthelaw,anditpreventsothersfromthinkingtheycangetawaywithdoingthesamethingwithoutpunishment.Punishmentisbasedontheideathatmanypeoplehaveabarelycontrolleddesiretoactinforbiddenways.Oneofthebestwaystoreducecrimeistoreformorrehabilitate(改造)habitualcriminals.Themainproblemisnotthefirstoffenderorthepettythiefbuttherepeatedoffenderwhocommitsincreasinglyseriouscrimes.Accordingtocriminologists,crimewoulddecreasegreatlyifallsuchoffenderscouldbeturnedawayfromwrongdoing.ButU.S.prisonshavehadlittlesuccessinrehabilitatinginmates.Abouttwo-thirdsofthepeoplearrestedinanyyearhaveapreviouscriminalrecord.Rehabilitation(改造)ofcriminalscouldprobablybeimprovedgreatlyifexpertscouldprovidetherightkindofprogramfordifferenttypesofoffenders.Criminalsvarywidelyinthekindsofcrimestheycommit,theiremotionalproblems,andtheirsocialandeconomicbackgrounds.Notalloffenderscanbehelpedbythesametreatment.Manyrequiretheaidofphysicians,psychiatrists,orpsychologists.Othersrespondwelltoeducationalorvocationaltraining.Intheearly1990s,therewereabout1,300,000criminalsinU.S.city,county,state,andfederalcorrectionalinstitutions,andabout500,000morewereoutonparole.Societyspentmorethan$15billiontooperateprisonsandrelatedinstitutionsyearly,butonlyasmallpartofthissumwenttoprovidetreatment.Nearlyallthefundswereusedtofeedandclotheprisonersandtokeepthemundercontrol.Sincethe1ate1970s,however,therehasbeenatrendtowardpunishmentratherthanrehabilitationofoffenders.Prisonsentences(徒刑)arelonger.CapitalpunishmentshavebeenusedmorefrequentlysincetheU.S.SupremeCourtliftedadeathpenaltybanin1976.Nevertheless,crimepreventionshouldaimtopreventpeoplefrombecomingcriminalsinthefirstplace.Suchagoalprobablywouldbenefitfromreformprogramsinurbanslums.Theseprogramswouldincludeimprovedhousing,schools,andrecreationprogramsandincreasedjobopportunities.Therearemanyotherwaystoreducecrime.Peoplecanbeeducatedorpersuadedtotakegreaterprecautionsagainstcrime.Theycanbetaught,forexample,howtoprotecttheirhomesfromburglary.Automobiletheftswoulddropsharplyifdriversremovedtheirkeysandlockedtheircarswhenleavingthem.Betterlightinghelpsdiscouragepurse-snatchingsandotherrobberiesoncitystreetsandinparks.Manyexpertsbelievethatstrictgun-licensinglawswouldgreatlyreducecrime.11.Thebeliefthatpeopletendtobehaveinforbiddenways____.
[单选题]Forhundredsofyears,thecriminallaw(刑法)hasbeenbuiltaroundtheideathatwrongdoersmustbepunishedfortheircrimes.Themostbasicargumentforpunishmentisthatitpreserveslawandorderandrespectsforauthority.Fromthispointofview,punishmentdoestwothings.Itupholdsthelaw,anditpreventsothersfromthinkingtheycangetawaywithdoingthesamethingwithoutpunishment.Punishmentisbasedontheideathatmanypeoplehaveabarelycontrolleddesiretoactinforbiddenways.Oneofthebestwaystoreducecrimeistoreformorrehabilitate(改造)habitualcriminals.Themainproblemisnotthefirstoffenderorthepettythiefbuttherepeatedoffenderwhocommitsincreasinglyseriouscrimes.Accordingtocriminologists,crimewoulddecreasegreatlyifallsuchoffenderscouldbeturnedawayfromwrongdoing.ButU.S.prisonshavehadlittlesuccessinrehabilitatinginmates.Abouttwo-thirdsofthepeoplearrestedinanyyearhaveapreviouscriminalrecord.Rehabilitation(改造)ofcriminalscouldprobablybeimprovedgreatlyifexpertscouldprovidetherightkindofprogramfordifferenttypesofoffenders.Criminalsvarywidelyinthekindsofcrimestheycommit,theiremotionalproblems,andtheirsocialandeconomicbackgrounds.Notalloffenderscanbehelpedbythesametreatment.Manyrequiretheaidofphysicians,psychiatrists,orpsychologists.Othersrespondwelltoeducationalorvocationaltraining.Intheearly1990s,therewereabout1,300,000criminalsinU.S.city,county,state,andfederalcorrectionalinstitutions,andabout500,000morewereoutonparole.Societyspentmorethan$15billiontooperateprisonsandrelatedinstitutionsyearly,butonlyasmallpartofthissumwenttoprovidetreatment.Nearlyallthefundswereusedtofeedandclotheprisonersandtokeepthemundercontrol.Sincethe1ate1970s,however,therehasbeenatrendtowardpunishmentratherthanrehabilitationofoffenders.Prisonsentences(徒刑)arelonger.CapitalpunishmentshavebeenusedmorefrequentlysincetheU.S.SupremeCourtliftedadeathpenaltybanin1976.Nevertheless,crimepreventionshouldaimtopreventpeoplefrombecomingcriminalsinthefirstplace.Suchagoalprobablywouldbenefitfromreformprogramsinurbanslums.Theseprogramswouldincludeimprovedhousing,schools,andrecreationprogramsandincreasedjobopportunities.Therearemanyotherwaystoreducecrime.Peoplecanbeeducatedorpersuadedtotakegreaterprecautionsagainstcrime.Theycanbetaught,forexample,howtoprotecttheirhomesfromburglary.Automobiletheftswoulddropsharplyifdriversremovedtheirkeysandlockedtheircarswhenleavingthem.Betterlightinghelpsdiscouragepurse-snatchingsandotherrobberiesoncitystreetsandinparks.Manyexpertsbelievethatstrictgun-licensinglawswouldgreatlyreducecrime.12.Inthesecondparagraphtheauthorimplies____.
[单选题]Forhundredsofyears,thecriminallaw(刑法)hasbeenbuiltaroundtheideathatwrongdoersmustbepunishedfortheircrimes.Themostbasicargumentforpunishmentisthatitpreserveslawandorderandrespectsforauthority.Fromthispointofview,punishmentdoestwothings.Itupholdsthelaw,anditpreventsothersfromthinkingtheycangetawaywithdoingthesamethingwithoutpunishment.Punishmentisbasedontheideathatmanypeoplehaveabarelycontrolleddesiretoactinforbiddenways.Oneofthebestwaystoreducecrimeistoreformorrehabilitate(改造)habitualcriminals.Themainproblemisnotthefirstoffenderorthepettythiefbuttherepeatedoffenderwhocommitsincreasinglyseriouscrimes.Accordingtocriminologists,crimewoulddecreasegreatlyifallsuchoffenderscouldbeturnedawayfromwrongdoing.ButU.S.prisonshavehadlittlesuccessinrehabilitatinginmates.Abouttwo-thirdsofthepeoplearrestedinanyyearhaveapreviouscriminalrecord.Rehabilitation(改造)ofcriminalscouldprobablybeimprovedgreatlyifexpertscouldprovidetherightkindofprogramfordifferenttypesofoffenders.Criminalsvarywidelyinthekindsofcrimestheycommit,theiremotionalproblems,andtheirsocialandeconomicbackgrounds.Notalloffenderscanbehelpedbythesametreatment.Manyrequiretheaidofphysicians,psychiatrists,orpsychologists.Othersrespondwelltoeducationalorvocationaltraining.Intheearly1990s,therewereabout1,300,000criminalsinU.S.city,county,state,andfederalcorrectionalinstitutions,andabout500,000morewereoutonparole.Societyspentmorethan$15billiontooperateprisonsandrelatedinstitutionsyearly,butonlyasmallpartofthissumwenttoprovidetreatment.Nearlyallthefundswereusedtofeedandclotheprisonersandtokeepthemundercontrol.Sincethe1ate1970s,however,therehasbeenatrendtowardpunishmentratherthanrehabilitationofoffenders.Prisonsentences(徒刑)arelonger.CapitalpunishmentshavebeenusedmorefrequentlysincetheU.S.SupremeCourtliftedadeathpenaltybanin1976.Nevertheless,crimepreventionshouldaimtopreventpeoplefrombecomingcriminalsinthefirstplace.Suchagoalprobablywouldbenefitfromreformprogramsinurbanslums.Theseprogramswouldincludeimprovedhousing,schools,andrecreationprogramsandincreasedjobopportunities.Therearemanyotherwaystoreducecrime.Peoplecanbeeducatedorpersuadedtotakegreaterprecautionsagainstcrime.Theycanbetaught,forexample,howtoprotecttheirhomesfromburglary.Automobiletheftswoulddropsharplyifdriversremovedtheirkeysandlockedtheircarswhenleavingthem.Betterlightinghelpsdiscouragepurse-snatchingsandotherrobberiesoncitystreetsandinparks.Manyexpertsbelievethatstrictgun-licensinglawswouldgreatlyreducecrime.13.Theauthorspeculatesthatrehabilitationcanbemademoreeffectiveif____.
[单选题]Forhundredsofyears,thecriminallaw(刑法)hasbeenbuiltaroundtheideathatwrongdoersmustbepunishedfortheircrimes.Themostbasicargumentforpunishmentisthatitpreserveslawandorderandrespectsforauthority.Fromthispointofview,punishmentdoestwothings.Itupholdsthelaw,anditpreventsothersfromthinkingtheycangetawaywithdoingthesamethingwithoutpunishment.Punishmentisbasedontheideathatmanypeoplehaveabarelycontrolleddesiretoactinforbiddenways.Oneofthebestwaystoreducecrimeistoreformorrehabilitate(改造)habitualcriminals.Themainproblemisnotthefirstoffenderorthepettythiefbuttherepeatedoffenderwhocommitsincreasinglyseriouscrimes.Accordingtocriminologists,crimewoulddecreasegreatlyifallsuchoffenderscouldbeturnedawayfromwrongdoing.ButU.S.prisonshavehadlittlesuccessinrehabilitatinginmates.Abouttwo-thirdsofthepeoplearrestedinanyyearhaveapreviouscriminalrecord.Rehabilitation(改造)ofcriminalscouldprobablybeimprovedgreatlyifexpertscouldprovidetherightkindofprogramfordifferenttypesofoffenders.Criminalsvarywidelyinthekindsofcrimestheycommit,theiremotionalproblems,andtheirsocialandeconomicbackgrounds.Notalloffenderscanbehelpedbythesametreatment.Manyrequiretheaidofphysicians,psychiatrists,orpsychologists.Othersrespondwelltoeducationalorvocationaltraining.Intheearly1990s,therewereabout1,300,000criminalsinU.S.city,county,state,andfederalcorrectionalinstitutions,andabout500,000morewereoutonparole.Societyspentmorethan$15billiontooperateprisonsandrelatedinstitutionsyearly,butonlyasmallpartofthissumwenttoprovidetreatment.Nearlyallthefundswereusedtofeedandclotheprisonersandtokeepthemundercontrol.Sincethe1ate1970s,however,therehasbeenatrendtowardpunishmentratherthanrehabilitationofoffenders.Prisonsentences(徒刑)arelonger.CapitalpunishmentshavebeenusedmorefrequentlysincetheU.S.SupremeCourtliftedadeathpenaltybanin1976.Nevertheless,crimepreventionshouldaimtopreventpeoplefrombecomingcriminalsinthefirstplace.Suchagoalprobablywouldbenefitfromreformprogramsinurbanslums.Theseprogramswouldincludeimprovedhousing,schools,andrecreationprogramsandincreasedjobopportunities.Therearemanyotherwaystoreducecrime.Peoplecanbeeducatedorpersuadedtotakegreaterprecautionsagainstcrime.Theycanbetaught,forexample,howtoprotecttheirhomesfromburglary.Automobiletheftswoulddropsharplyifdriversremovedtheirkeysandlockedtheircarswhenleavingthem.Betterlightinghelpsdiscouragepurse-snatchingsandotherrobberiesoncitystreetsandinparks.Manyexpertsbelievethatstrictgun-licensinglawswouldgreatlyreducecrime.14.Accordingtotheauthor,punishmentisabettermeansthanrehabilitationinreducingcrimerate____.
[单选题]Forhundredsofyears,thecriminallaw(刑法)hasbeenbuiltaroundtheideathatwrongdoersmustbepunishedfortheircrimes.Themostbasicargumentforpunishmentisthatitpreserveslawandorderandrespectsforauthority.Fromthispointofview,punishmentdoestwothings.Itupholdsthelaw,anditpreventsothersfromthinkingtheycangetawaywithdoingthesamethingwithoutpunishment.Punishmentisbasedontheideathatmanypeoplehaveabarelycontrolleddesiretoactinforbiddenways.Oneofthebestwaystoreducecrimeistoreformorrehabilitate(改造)habitualcriminals.Themainproblemisnotthefirstoffenderorthepettythiefbuttherepeatedoffenderwhocommitsincreasinglyseriouscrimes.Accordingtocriminologists,crimewoulddecreasegreatlyifallsuchoffenderscouldbeturnedawayfromwrongdoing.ButU.S.prisonshavehadlittlesuccessinrehabilitatinginmates.Abouttwo-thirdsofthepeoplearrestedinanyyearhaveapreviouscriminalrecord.Rehabilitation(改造)ofcriminalscouldprobablybeimprovedgreatlyifexpertscouldprovidetherightkindofprogramfordifferenttypesofoffenders.Criminalsvarywidelyinthekindsofcrimestheycommit,theiremotionalproblems,andtheirsocialandeconomicbackgrounds.Notalloffenderscanbehelpedbythesametreatment.Manyrequiretheaidofphysicians,psychiatrists,orpsychologists.Othersrespondwelltoeducationalorvocationaltraining.Intheearly1990s,therewereabout1,300,000criminalsinU.S.city,county,state,andfederalcorrectionalinstitutions,andabout500,000morewereoutonparole.Societyspentmorethan$15billiontooperateprisonsandrelatedinstitutionsyearly,butonlyasmallpartofthissumwenttoprovidetreatment.Nearlyallthefundswereusedtofeedandclotheprisonersandtokeepthemundercontrol.Sincethe1ate1970s,however,therehasbeenatrendtowardpunishmentratherthanrehabilitationofoffenders.Prisonsentences(徒刑)arelonger.CapitalpunishmentshavebeenusedmorefrequentlysincetheU.S.SupremeCourtliftedadeathpenaltybanin1976.Nevertheless,crimepreventionshouldaimtopreventpeoplefrombecomingcriminalsinthefirstplace.Suchagoalprobablywouldbenefitfromreformprogramsinurbanslums.Theseprogramswouldincludeimprovedhousing,schools,andrecreationprogramsandincreasedjobopportunities.Therearemanyotherwaystoreducecrime.Peoplecanbeeducatedorpersuadedtotakegreaterprecautionsagainstcrime.Theycanbetaught,forexample,howtoprotecttheirhomesfromburglary.Automobiletheftswoulddropsharplyifdriversremovedtheirkeysandlockedtheircarswhenleavingthem.Betterlightinghelpsdiscouragepurse-snatchingsandotherrobberiesoncitystreetsandinparks.Manyexpertsbelievethatstrictgun-licensinglawswouldgreatlyreducecrime.15.Theauthorconcludesthepassagebypointingoutthat____.