For example, in the case of rape women were once too embarrassed to report the crime to a male dominated police force that was awash with sexist beliefs about women and their position in society.

例如在强奸案方面，女性曾经因感到尴尬而不敢向男性主导的警队报告罪行，警队中也充斥着对女性及其社会地位的性别主义观念。

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If I'm being honest, it didn't cross my mind to become some kind of great crime fighter, philanthropically dedicated to making society a safer place.

老实说，我根本没想过要成为什么伟大的与罪恶作斗争的勇士，或为了社会的安定而贡献自己的一生。

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You'll gain real-world knowledge of the reasons for and consequences of crime, the way society responds to it, and, most important, how crime can be prevented.

你将明白犯罪的起因结果，社会对它的反响，另外，最重要的是如何避免犯罪。

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But the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors says there is no need to create a new agency to handle that task.

VOA: special.2009.10.03

"A sentence of 15 years imprisonment is not disproportionate to the crime and the needs of society so that an injustice would be done by imposing that sentence."

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DeLarge is eventually jailed for murder, during which time he undergoes an experimental aversion therapy developed by the government in an effort to solve society's crime problem - it causes him to suffer nausea whenever he contemplates an act of violence.

BBC: The history of the future in 10 images

The main purpose of a criminal sentence is to protect society from further crime by giving offenders a chance to learn from their mistakes, develop socially responsible behaviour and be able to live a crime-free life after their release from prison.

UNESCO: M��nster Prison Library

"It is about how to balance rights against each other: in particular, the individual's right to family life, the right of the individual to be free from violent crime, and the right of society to protect itself against foreign criminals, " she said.

BBC: Theresa May