写作：GRE作文ARGUMENT126篇真题123

１２３、The following appeared as an editorial¹ in the local newspaper of Dalton.
　　"When the neighboring town of Williamsville adopted a curfew four months ago that made it illegal for persons under the age of 18 to loiter or idle in public places after 10 p.m., youth crime in Williamsville dropped by 27 percent during curfew hours. In Williamsville’s town square, the area where its citizens were once most outraged² at the high crime rate, not a single crime has been reported since the curfew was introduced. Therefore, to help reduce its own rising crime rate, the town of Dalton should adopt the same kind of curfew. A curfew that keeps young people at home late at night will surely control juvenile³ delinquency and protect minors⁴ from becoming victims of crime."