Translation of crime – English–Mandarin Chinese dictionary
crime noun
(ACTIVITY)
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Are we spending too much, too little, or about the right amount on halting the rising crime rate?
The remaining nine talk about crime (some of our elderly have become victims of crime).
That said, academic interest in criminal justice matters increased in response to the apparent eruption of common crime and violence in the postauthoritarian period.
Their offences were often petty, consisting of minor thefts rather than white-collar crimes.
The restriction of fingerprint collection to people already suspected of a crime reinforced the tendency to rely upon punishment rather than effective state investigation.
In other words, in refusing to attribute any role to crime, these studies are forced into the same zero-sum framework they attempt to challenge.
Likewise, what was regarded as crime and what we would today label as tort was often equally unclear.
Rising crime and widespread corruption of public institutions, including those charged with maintaining public order, have been associated with this normative decline.
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