严重的犯罪又在增多,正在给数百万美国人带来生命之忧的恐怖,不仅在这个国家的大城市里是如此,而且在郊区也是如此。公众深感惊恐的迹象,遍地都是:公民们参加了邻里反犯罪巡逻;老年人由于恐惧而闭户不出,形同囚犯;妇女们在手提包里携带着警笛和化学防护剂。由于警察人员的削减,人们更加担心受到罪犯的祸害,这种担心正在成为美国广大地区日常生活的一个公认的——尽管是令人不快的——组成部分。最近一个全国范围的调查报告(《关于犯罪和对犯罪的恐惧的菲吉报告:美国在恐怖中》) Serious crimes are on the rise again, and the horror that is bringing life to millions of Americans is not only true in the big cities of this country, but also in the suburbs. There are signs of public alarm in all depths: citizens are participating in neighborhood patrols; seniors are locked out of fear of fear of being prisoners; women carry sirens and chemopreventives in their handbags. Worries about the scourge of criminals as a result of the cuts in police personnel are becoming a recognized - albeit unpleasantly - part of daily life in much of the United States. A recent nationwide survey (“The Philippines Report on Crime and Fear of Crime: The United States is in Terror”)