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REPUESTA Nº 1:
Lea el siguiente texto sobre diferentes castigos y responda en castellano las preguntas a continuación del mismo
COMMUNITY SERVICE VS. IMPRISONMENT
Community service is being used more and more as a punishment for young offenders, as an alternative to imprisonment. What are the main advantages and disadvantages of this system?
Nowadaysyoung people who are convicted of a crime are as likely to be given community service as they are to be locked up. Naturally this system has both advantages and disadvantages.
In the first place, young offenders are often first offenders. If they are sent to prison, they may be pushed towards a life of crime. In contrast, community service may help integrate them into society. Another advantage isthat it is a cheaper alternative to prison, as the offender continues to live at home. Besides, the offender is giving something back to the community instead of taking from it.
The main disadvantage is that while the idea of going to prison might act as a deterrent for some people, community service would not. Also, not all young offenders are first offenders. Some have been committing crimes froman early age and are already hardened criminals. They would regard community service as a “soft” option.
To sum up, it seems that there are as many advantages as disadvantages, and that while community service may work for some offenders, it fails for others.
(Taken from: New First Certificate. Masterclass. OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS)
1) ¿En qué casos se está utilizando más el serviciocomunitario?
En los casos de castigo a delincuentes juveniles
2) ¿En qué proporción se castiga con servicio comunitario, comparado con el encarcelamiento?
En la misma proporción.
3) ¿Cuál es la primera ventaja mencionada del servicio comunitario sobre el encarcelamiento?
Que pueden ayudar a integrar a los delincuentes juveniles (primerizos) a la sociedad.
4) ¿Cuál de las opciones es más convenientesegún los costos? ¿Por qué?
El servicio comunitario es más barato, porque el delincuente continúa viviendo en su casa.
5) ¿Qué beneficio recibe la comunidad en el caso del servicio comunitario?
El ofensor devuelve algo a la sociedad en vez de tomarlo.
6) ¿Cuál es la principal desventaja de la pena de servicio comunitario?
Que puede no ser un elemento disuasivo sobre todo en aquellosreincidentes.
7) ¿Cómo verían a este castigo alternativo los delincuentes que han comenzado con el crimen desde una edad temprana?
Como una forma suave de castigarlos.
8) ¿Cuál es la conclusión a la que llega el autor del artículo?
Que tiene tantas ventajas como desventajas, que puede funcionar para algunos delincuentes pero fallar para otros.
REPUESTA Nº 2:
Lea la siguiente noticia y luegorealice la actividad propuesta a continuación.
Japanese pop star goes on trial
26 October 2009
More than 6,000 people have queued for the 20 seats in a courtroom public gallery in Japan to see a famous singer and actress go on trial. Noriko Sakai has pleaded guilty to using and possessing illegal drugs.
Report
When she sang and acted, Noriko Sakai could always attract a lot of attention butrarely as big as the one that turned up to witness her downfall. 6,615 people queued, some all night in pouring rain, to get into the courtroom in Tokyo. Officials set up tents and handed out numbered armbands before holding a lottery draw to decide who would get the 20 seats in the public gallery.
When the hearing began the 38-year-old publicly declared in court that she was responsible for herwrongdoing, pleaded guilty to possessing 0.008 of a gram of what's been described as stimulant drugs, and using drugs too.
Noriko Sakai has been famous since she was a teenager, first as a Japanese-pop singer, later as an actress. But herimage was shattered in August when her husband was arrested over a drugs offence. She disappeared for several days before coming to the police. In the meantime the...
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