1 prevent crime 预防犯罪

　　And if the government didn't provide for the poor through taxation, then we would need more money for police to prevent crime.如果政府不能,通过税收来补贴穷人，则需要花更多的钱雇警力来防止犯罪。

　　2 reduce crime rates 降低犯罪率

　　3 commit a crime / commit crime 犯罪

　　They are willing to risk their lives to enforce the law or to commit a crime. 他们愿意冒着生命危险去执法或者犯罪。

　　4 break the law 违法

　　But, if there was zero chance of getting caught, fifty-eight per cent said that they would break the law.  如果不会被抓到，百分之五十的人说他们会犯罪。

　　5 address the root causes of crime 从根本上去解决犯罪问题

　　The government pumps money into a broad range of social programs to address the root causes of crime, which will have an effect in the long term. 政府把钱投入很多社会项目上来从根本上去解决犯罪问题。从长远看这会起作用的。

　　6 reduce poverty 减轻贫困

　　Several studies of the 1990s find that higher minimum wages helped reduce poverty, albeit modestly.  20世纪90年代的一些研究表明更高水平的最低收入能够减轻贫困，尽管程度比较轻。

　　7 reduce social inequality 减少社会不公正

　　8 create jobs 创造就业