Many theories concerning the causes of juvenile delinquency (crimes committed by young people) focus either on the individual or

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问题     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【B1】______on the individual suggest that children engage in criminal behavior【B2】______they were not sufficiently penalized for previous misdeeds or that they have learned criminal behavior through【B3】______with others. Theories focusing on the role of society suggest that children commit crimes in【B4】______to their failure to rise above their socioeconomic status,【B5】______as a rejection of middle-class values.
    Most theories of juvenile delinquency have focused on children from disadvantaged families,【B6】______the fact that children from wealthy homes also commit crimes. The latter may commit crimes【B7】______lack of adequate parental control. All theories, however, are tentative and are【B8】______to criticism.
    Changes in the social structure may indirectly【B9】______juvenile crime rates. For example, changes in the economy that【B10】______to fewer job opportunities for youth and rising unemployment【B11】______make gainful employment increasingly difficult to obtain. The resulting discontent may in【B12】______lead more youths into criminal behavior.
    Families have also【B13】______changes these years. More families consist of one-parent households or two working parents;【B14】______, children are likely to have less supervision at home【B15】______was common in the traditional family【B16】______. This lack of parental supervision is thought to be an influence on juvenile crime rates. Other【B17】______causes of offensive acts include frustration or failure in school, the increased【B18】______of drugs and alcohol, and the growing【B19】______of child abuse and child neglect. All these conditions tend to increase the probability of a child committing a criminal act,【B20】______a direct causal relationship has not yet been established.
【B18】

选项 A、expense
B、restriction
C、allocation
D、availability

答案D

解析 考查名词辨析。根据“孩子犯罪的其他能被发现的原因还包括在学校受到的挫折与失败,毒品和酒精的______愈加容易”可推知,D.availability“可利用性,有益,可得到的东西”最符合题意,意为“毒品和酒精越来越容易得到”。expense“花费,支出”;restriction“限制”;allocation“分配”,均排除。
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