雅思大作文：犯罪类话题常见出题方向

A青少年犯罪

The rate of juvenile delinquency has been rising. What are the causes of this trend? Suggest some possible solutions to it.

原因：

家庭方面：
　　不稳定的家庭生活unstable family life,单亲家庭增多single-parent households，孩子情感需求无法得到满足emotional needs left unattended。 父母对孩子的教育不够妥善improper parental care，过分溺爱孩子，导致孩子为所欲为。
　　家庭暴力使孩子形成畸形的心理状态，导致其走向暴力和犯罪。甚至有些家长虐待孩子，将其作为发泄的工具more and more parents show an inclination to abuse their children and treat them as an outlet of stress

教育方面：
　　获得教育的机会不够limited access to education,小孩没有得到及时正确的引导导致其产生不良行为serious misconduct

社会方面：
　　媒体暴力media violence(Many studies have made it clear that the upsurge in televised violence and the video games that have violence as the main theme is closely linked to young adults’ aggressive behaviors)、失业率unemployment rate、同龄群体的影响delinquent peer group;年轻人对物质财富、奢侈的生活方式的强烈追求a strong desire for material wealth and luxury lifestyles导致其不择手段illegitimate means。

解决方法：
　　家庭方面：关注孩子的成长，采取正确的教育方式。
　　教育方面：提供良好的教育机会和环境provide favorable educational opportunities and environment
　　社会方面：对于有严重的犯罪记录的青少年，也要加强法律的制裁 for those who commit serious violent crimes, they should be sentenced to prison for community service is not a sufficient deterrent to prevent them from reoffending.

B教育还是监狱

Some people think that education and training are more effective ways to deal with criminals than sending them to prison. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

支持教育
　　1、教育可以使人有竞争力become competitive，增加就业机会，因此有效降低犯罪率lower the crime rate
　　2、良好的道德可以帮助人们特别是青少年形成各种良好的道德观念develop moral values such as kindness, honesty, fairness, tolerance and respect for others, can tell right from wrong

支持监狱
　　1、监狱可以让囚犯收到惩罚。They will be punished for the crime they committed. They also lost their freedom, which can prevent them from committing further crimes outside prison for the duration of the prison term. They will also feel remorseful for their criminal acts.

2、对没发生的罪犯行为有震慑作用the threat of imprisonment is a powerful deterrent against future crime.
　　Vocabularies:
　　crime rate n 犯罪率
　　illegal behaviors = criminal acts n 犯罪行为
　　youth crime = juvenile delinquency n 青少年犯罪
　　commit a crime v 犯罪
　　offender n 罪犯，犯人 Robbery n 抢劫
　　Theft n 盗窃
　　Murder n 谋杀
　　be short of money 缺钱
　　poor self – control ability 自控能力差
　　negative influence from family 家庭负面影响
　　abnormal psychology 心理不正常
　　act on impulse 一时冲动 be put in prison 关进监狱
　　comfort the victims 安抚受害者
　　warn the potential criminals 警告潜在罪犯
　　legal advocating 法制宣传
　　human right 人权

C: 青少年犯罪应该和成人一样对待，你同不同意？

题目：Some people think that teenagers should be given the same punishment as adult criminals. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

支持与成年人处罚不同:
　　1. immature/naive/cannot distinguish right from wrong/it is easy for them to be misled/ go astray—Adults have received sufficient education and they have free will. They are well aware of what they have done. Compared with those hardened criminals who deliberately break the law, it is unfair to give juvenile delinquents the same punishment. For example…The Hero in Les Miserable

2.  Teenagers’ life can be totally devastated if they are penalised in the same way as those rational and mature adult criminals. Juvenile delinquents can be educated and converted to someone who can contribute to the well-being of the society. Unlike adults who may be too old to be changed, young wrongdoers are moldable.

支持与成年人处罚相同:
　　some one argue that if teenager criminals get favorable treatment, more juvenile criminals may not feel intimidated… In addition, some adults may take advantage of the loophole and abet some children or teenagers to break the law. For example, many children in China are organised and educated to steal or even rob pedestrians on the street.

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