Troubling trends in crime Although the number of juvenile offenders has fallen sharply under the "lenient charging" policy, continued growth in the rate of recidivism and the increasing violence and variety of criminal methods have criminologists very worried.
犯罪情況令人憂從寬裁量下，雖然少年犯人數大幅減少，但「再犯率」不斷上升的趨勢，和犯罪手法多樣化、暴力化的傾向，卻令犯罪學者十分憂心。