Those exempted from prosecution will be assessed case by case, but leniency could be given to minors, the elderly and people who have committed a small crime because of poverty.

免予起诉的案件将遂一进行评估，但从轻处罚将给未成年犯，老年犯及因贫困而犯有小罪的人。

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There isn't much violent crime in a small town like Green Ville, or at least not as much as in the large urban areas.

像格林维尔这样的小镇暴力犯罪并不多，至少不像大城市那么多。

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Before the war this man had been a chef, and his one crime was feeding the people who sat at his tables in small clouds of smoke and talked politics.

战前这人是个厨师，他的一项罪名是为前来就餐的人们提供食物，这些人吸着香烟吞云吐雾谈论政事。

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It proves that identifying and correcting small signs of disorder before they grow into bigger problems can be an important step in fighting the spread of crime.

VOA: special.2009.03.03

Part of the multi-million dollar company's work is dealing with small-scale crime, like recovering fuel stolen from a petrol station.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Figures show the number of young people killed year-on-year in violent crime is relatively small and volatile - apparently dramatic changes can be statistically misleading.

BBC: Analysis: UK gun crime figures

"But where less serious injuries have been caused, we believe taxpayers' money is better spent providing support and help rather than what are often small payments well after the crime has been committed, " a spokesperson said.

BBC: A victim of crime