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2015 Throwing Away the Key 第6组： 江汝 B5-12 Contents 1.Background Information 2.Crime in the United States 3.The type of crime 4.The different view of crime 5. Sentencing guidelines 1.Background Information The author Ellen k. Coughlin writes this article that harsh treatment of criminals has become widespread in the United States. She reports that the logic is viewed by some as incorrect. While some crime may be reduced, there are questions concerning the effectiveness of treating criminals harshly.? 2.Crime in the United States How is the development of America’s crime? Crime in the United States?has been recorded since colonization. Crime rates?have varied over time, with a sharp rise after 1963; reaching a broad peak between the 1970s and early 1990s. Since then, crime has declined significantly in the United States; current crime rates are approximately the same as those of the 1960s. 2.Crime in the United States Crime is one of the most serious social problems facing the nation. Males are arrested about four times as often as females. Young people commit more crimes than the old. Members of racial minority groups have a disproportionateiy higher rate of arrests. The present situation of America incarceration rate The United States has the highest prison population (2,228,424) and the second highest documented incarceration rate in the world(707 per 100,000 population) As of year-end 2012 ，the United States rate was 920 adults incarcerated in prisons and jails per 100,000 population. 3.The type of crime Who is going to perform the data statistics? Statistics on specific crimes are indexed in the annual Uniform Crime Reports《统一犯罪报告》 by the Federal bureau of Investigation(FBI)（美国联邦调查） and by the Bureau of Justice Statistics（BJS）(美国司法统计局)。 What types of crime in U.S.? According to the FBI,?index crime?in the United States includes violent crime and property crime. Violent crime consists of four criminal offenses: Murder Robbery Rape Sexual assault