考研英语时文阅读(2)：LOCK EM UP
<p> <span word="Minority">Minority</span> <span word="youths">youths</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="adults">adults</span></p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="WHITE">WHITE</span> <span word="KID">KID</span> <span word="SELLS">SELLS</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="BAG">BAG</span> <span word="OF">OF</span> <span word="COCAINE">COCAINE</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="suburban">suburban</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Latino">Latino</span> <span word="kid">kid</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="inner">inner</span>-<span word="city">city</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span>. <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="caught">caught</span>. <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="first">first</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="offenders">offenders</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="kid">kid</span> <span word="walks">walks</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="juvenile">juvenile</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="priest">priest</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="lawyer">lawyer</span>-<span word="and">and</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="coverage">coverage</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Latino">Latino</span> <span word="kid">kid</span> <span word="walks">walks</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mom">mom</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="judge">judge</span> <span word="lets">lets</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="kid">kid</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="family">family</span>; <span word="hes">hes</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="program">program</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="minority">minority</span> <span word="kid">kid</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="option">option</span>. <span word="Hes">Hes</span> <span word="detained">detained</span>.</p><p> <span word="There">There</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nutshell">nutshell</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="juvenile">juvenile</span>-<span word="court">court</span> <span word="system">system</span>. <span word="Minority">Minority</span> <span word="youths">youths</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="felony">felony</span> <span word="charges">charges</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="counterparts">counterparts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="transferred">transferred</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="juvenile">juvenile</span>-<span word="justice">justice</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="adults">adults</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Justice">Justice</span> <span word="Policy">Policy</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Francisco">Francisco</span>. <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="adult">adult</span> <span word="courts">courts</span>, <span word="young">young</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="offenders">offenders</span> <span word="are">are</span> 18 <span word="times">times</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="jailed">jailed</span>-<span word="and">and</span> <span word="Hispanics">Hispanics</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span>-<span word="than">than</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="offenders">offenders</span>. <span word="Discrimination">Discrimination</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="color">color</span> <span word="accumulates">accumulates</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="justice">justice</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="skyrockets">skyrockets</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="juveniles">juveniles</span> <span word="are">are</span>, <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="adults">adults</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Dan">Dan</span> <span word="Macallair">Macallair</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="author">author</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="study">study</span>. <span word="California">California</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="double">double</span> <span word="standard">standard</span>: <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="color">color</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="bars">bars</span>, <span word="but">but</span> .<span word="rehabilitate">rehabilitate</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="commit">commit</span> <span word="comparable">comparable</span> <span word="crimes">crimes</span>.</p>
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