Key Vocabulary on Incarceration and Crime

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incarceration rate

Tasa de presos

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people in prison

las personas en prisión

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behind bars

(estar) tras las rejas

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crimes

Los delitos

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to decrease drastically

disminuir drásticamente

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arrests

los arestos

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alternatives to jail

las alternativas a la cárcel

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prison sentence

las condenas

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non-violent crimes

los delitos no violentos

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drug trafficking

el tráfico de drogas

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life sentence

la cadena perpetua

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to commit errors

cometer errores

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to invest in educational programs

invertir (e ->ie) en programas educativos

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to treat addiction problems

tratar problemas de adicción

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effective

eticaz

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to prevent delinquency

prevenir delincuencia

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to solve the root causes

resolver las causas que estan en la raíz

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poverty

la pobreza

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exclusion

la exclusión

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inequality

la desigualdad

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probation

la libertad condicional

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a lack of education

una falta de educación

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job opportunities

las oportunidades de trabajo

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jury

el jurado

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the war on drugs

La guerra contra las drogas

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policies

las políticas

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legalization

la legalización

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marijuana

marihuana

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the beginning of the end

el principio del fin

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the "so-called" ...

la "llamada"...

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to advocate for

abogar por

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to confront a problem

enfrentar un problema

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public health

la salud pública

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the consumption of

el consumo de

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failure

el fracaso

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measures

las medidas

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violence

la violencia

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corruption

la corrupción

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the flow of drugs

el flujo de drogas

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jails

las cárceles

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narcotics

los narcóticos

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drug trafficking

el narcotráfico

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to solve

resolver

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to stop

parar

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to decrease

disminuir

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violent

el violento

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to murder

asesinar

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dead

el muerto

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homicides

los homicidios

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gangs

los pandillas

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victims

las víctimas

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police officers

los oficiales de policia

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soldiers

los soldados

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a wave of violence

una ola de violencia

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a truce

una tregua

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rate

la tasa

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leaders

los líderes

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to deport

deportar

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members

los miembros

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gang members

los pandilleros

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to threaten

amenzar

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a "blood bath"

un baño de sangre

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to recruit

reclutar

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recruitment

el reclutamiento

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