tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2819338062461909908.post1412911437218305983..comments2023-12-05T15:15:38.013+02:00Comments on Achieving Proficiency: Blog activity about crimeMichael Kapsalishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799776796087270186noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2819338062461909908.post-60245315758526811582012-03-06T14:48:17.448+02:002012-03-06T14:48:17.448+02:00Maria's complete comment (with some of my corr...Maria's complete comment (with some of my corrections!)<br /><br />A really good way of dealing with young criminals is mentioned in that article. Boxing lessons, bitesize maths and English lessons are offered to young people. It is a mild method with beneficial results as we can understand from Chevez's and Duhaney's examples. Otherwise, each student costs £10,000 a year to teach and train. It is an efficient solution because the rest of the money is given by private donors.<br /><br />'nip youth crime in the bud': stop youth crime developing further<br />'go off the rail': to start behaving in a way that is not generally acceptable, especially dishonestly or illegally<br />'end up in custody': arrive at in prison/in the care of<br />'to roam the streets': wander without destination in streets<br />'there is a sanction attached': there is a legal punishment <br />'to face eviction': the state may take the house you live in<br /><br />Not only is the state responsible for youth crime, but their parents share the responsibility, too. They are overly permissive and, as a result, children stop being under control, develop antisocial behaviour and do illegal actions. Furthermore, parents have to support their children and set proper aims for them. <br /><br />Note for Mary: The last question was this:<br /><br />What is the measure explained by the Home Secretary and what is your opinion of it? Choose again two adjectives from the ones offered in Step 3.<br /><br />So you have to explain what the new measure is and your opinion about it. When you talk about the new measure, you can describe it using some of these adjectives: tough/ mild, efficient/ worthlessChristina Markoulakihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06460428861771429571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2819338062461909908.post-87085991017421353122012-03-06T14:36:52.097+02:002012-03-06T14:36:52.097+02:00You are right Mary! Well done for completing the w...You are right Mary! Well done for completing the whole activity on your own!Christina Markoulakihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06460428861771429571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2819338062461909908.post-27411472281493402752012-03-05T16:18:27.006+02:002012-03-05T16:18:27.006+02:00A really good way of dealing with young criminals ...A really good way of dealing with young criminals is mentioned in that article. It is offered to young people boxing lessons bitesize maths and English lessons.It is a mild method, with beneficial results as we can understand from Chevez's and Duhaney's examples. Otherwise each student costs £10,000 a year to teach and train, it is an efficient solution because the rest of the money is given by private doners.Mary Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16853779913515464936noreply@blogger.com