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many theories concerning the causes of juvenile delinquency (crimes
committed by young people) focus either on the individual or on
society as the major contributing influence. theories ___1___ on the
individual suggest that children engage in criminal behavior ___2___
they were not sufficiently penalized for previous misdeeds or that
they have learned criminal behavior through ___3___ with others.
theories focusing on the role of society suggest that children
commit crimes in ___4___ to their failure to rise above their
socioeconomic status, ___5___ as a rejection of middle-class values.
most theories of juvenile delinquency have focused on children from
disadvantaged families, ___6___ the fact that children from wealthy
homes also commit crimes. the latter may commit crimes ___7___ lack
of adequate parental control. all theories, however, are tentative
and are ___8___ to criticism.
changes in the social structure may indirectly ___9___ juvenile
crime rates. for example, changes in the economy that ___10___ to
fewer job opportunities for youth and rising unemployment ___11___
make gainful employment increasingly difficult to obtain. the
resulting discontent may in ___12___ lead more youths into criminal
behavior.
families have also ___13___ changes these years. more families
consist of one parent households or two working parents; ___14___,
children are likely to have less supervision at home ___15___ was
common in the traditional family ___16___. this lack of parental
supervision is thought to be an influence on juvenile crime rates.
other ___17___ causes of offensive acts include frustration or
failure in school, the increased ___18___ of drugs and alcohol, and
the growing ___19___ of child abuse and child neglect. all these
conditions tend to increase the probability of a child committing a
criminal act, ___20___ a direct causal relationship has not yet been
established.
1. [a] acting[b] relying[c] centerin[d] cementing
2. [a] before[b] unless[c] until[d] because
3. [a] interaction[b] assimilation[c] cooperation[d] consultation
4. [a] return[b] reply[c] reference[d] response
5. [a] or[b] but rather[c] but[d] or else
6. [a] considering[b] ignoring[c] highlighting[d] discarding
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ility
(可获得性、可得到性) expense(开支,费用);restriction(限制,局限);allocation(分配)。
19.[a] incidence
(发生,影响)。awareness(意识);exposure(暴露);popularity(流行)。
20.[c] although (虽然,尽管)。