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  3. Crime is increasing worldwide. There is every reason to believe the【B1】______ will continue through the next few decades. Cr

Crime is increasing worldwide. There is every reason to believe the【B1】______ will continue through the next few decades. Cr

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问题     Crime is increasing worldwide. There is every reason to believe the【B1】______ will continue through the next few decades.
    Crime rates have always been high in multicultural, industrialized societies such as the United States, but a new phenomenon has appeared on the world scene—rapidly rising crime rates in nations that previously reported few【B2】______. Street crimes such as robbery, rape, murder, and auto theft are【B3】______ rising, particularly in eastern European countries such as Hungary and in western European nations such as the United Kingdom.
    What is driving this crime【B4】______? There are no simple answers. Still, there are certain conditions【B5】______ rising crime: increasing heterogeneity(混杂)of populations, greater cultural pluralism, higher immigration, democratization of governments, changing national borders, greater economic growth, and the【B6】______ accepted social ideas of right and wrong.
    These conditions are increasingly observable around the world. For instance, cultures that were previously【B7】______ and homogeneous(同种类的), such as Japan, Denmark, and Greece, are now【B8】______ the sort of cultural variety that has been common in America for most of its history.
    Multiculturalism can be a rewarding,【B9】______ experience, but it can also lead to a clash of values. Heterogeneity in societies will be the rule in the twenty-first century, and failure to recognize and【B10】______ such diversity can lead to serious crime problems.
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