Crimes are mainly committed by the young gals

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maihuna: Legendary Member; Posts: 1578; Joined: Sun Dec 28, 2008 1:49 amFollowed by: 9 members; Thanked: 82 times; GMAT Score:720

by maihuna » Thu Aug 20, 2009 11:23 pm

Crimes are mainly committed by the young, and for this reason merely increasing the number of police officers or expenditures on police services has little effect on reducing the crime rate. In fact, the only factor associated with a crime-rate drop is a decrease in the number of people in the community aged fourteen to thirty.
The findings above can best serve as part of an argument against
(A) the likelihood that any law enforcement program will be effective in reducing the crime rate within a short time
(B) increasing prison terms for young people found guilty of crimes
(C) introducing compulsory military conscription for people aged seventeen to nineteen
(D) raising the age at which students are permitted to leave school
(E) a community's plan to increase the number of recreational and educational activities in which young adults can participate

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Re: Crimes are mainly committed by the young gals

by ketkoag » Fri Aug 21, 2009 8:22 am

nice one!! please refer to the danaz's post below..

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by gmatmachoman » Fri Aug 21, 2009 8:32 am

IMO A

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by DanaJ » Fri Aug 21, 2009 8:33 am

I think it's A here, even though E might be a close second. We are told in the last sentence that the only factor associated with a crime-rate drop is a decrease in the number of people in the community aged fourteen to thirty. If that's the case, then seeing effects in a short period of time will be unlikely. Maybe in some years, the population is much older and therefore less inclined to commit crimes.

B doesn't work because increasing the penalty would actually be a good thing, which would discourage crime.

C is out as well because taking that sort of measure means reducing the number of young people in town, which will lead to fewer crimes.

D is somewhat similar to C, but in a much more tangential way. If you increase the age at which students are permitted to leave school, you are basically forcing them to stay in the community for longer, which will of course translate into crimes.

E again, gives the youth reason to stay in the community and would therefore be ineffective against crime.

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by sanjib » Fri Aug 21, 2009 10:41 am

IMO A

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by gmatv09 » Fri Aug 21, 2009 12:09 pm

IMO A

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by mehravikas » Fri Aug 21, 2009 5:47 pm

Should be 'A'.

That's the only option for which you can say that the steps taken will not help in achieving the desired result.

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by kris77 » Sun May 15, 2016 3:55 pm

I think A is the best in this case.

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