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考研英语阅读理解模拟训练及答案考研英语阅读理解模拟训练及答案Forhundredsofyears,thecriminallawhasbeenbuiltaroundtheideathatwrongdoersmustbepunishedfortheircrimes.Themostbasicargumentforpunishmentisthatitpreserveslawandorderandrespectsforauthority.Fromthispointofview,punishmentdoestwothings.Itupholdsthelaw,anditpreventsothersfromthinkingtheycangetawaywithdoingthesamethingwithoutpunishment.Punishmentisbasedontheideathatmanypeoplehaveabarelycontrolleddesiretoactinforbiddenways.Oneofthebestwaystoreducecrimeistoreformorrehabilitatehabitualcriminals.Themainproblemisnotthefirstoffenderorthepettythiefbuttherepeatedoffenderwhocommitsincreasinglyseriouscrimes.Accordingtocriminologists,crimewoulddecreasegreatlyifallsuchoffenderscouldbeturnedawayfromwrongdoing.ButU.S.prisonshavehadlittlesuccessinrehabilitatinginmates.Abouttwo-thirdsofthepeoplearrestedinanyyearhaveapreviouscriminalrecord.Rehabilitationofcriminalscouldprobablybeimprovedgreatlyifexpertscouldprovidetherightkindofprogramfordifferenttypesofoffenders.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.Prisonsentencesarelonger.CapitalpunishmentshavebeenusedmorefrequentlysincetheU.S.SupremeCourtliftedadeathpenaltybanin1976.Nevertheless,crimepreventionshouldaimtopreventpeoplefrombecomingcriminalsinthefirstplace.Suchagoalprobablywouldbenefitfromreformprogramsinurbanslums.Theseprogramswouldincludeimprovedhousing,sc