题目

Critics of a British surveillance system designed to recognize faces digitally point out that the system has not recognized any criminals committing a crime, even though scores of those with previous convictions have had their likenesses entered in the system's data banks and are known to live in the areas where the system is deployed. Nevertheless, proponents of the system rightly credit it with a 34 percent reduction of crime in those areas.


Given the information above, which of the following would, if true, most help to account for the system's contribution to the reduction of crime?

选项

A.

The nature and location of the system is widely known by the public at large.

B.

The areas where the system has been installed have several thriving businesses.

C.

The criminals entered in the system's data banks were all convicted of more than one serious crime.

D.

Most face-recognition software works effectively either with profiles or with full frontal images.

E.

The system is not deployed in every city where the crime rate is high.

解析

批评英国一个旨在数字识别面部的监控系统的人指出,该系统还没有识别出任何正在犯罪的罪犯,尽管有数十名有前科的人的肖像已被录入该系统的数据库,而且已知他们居住在系统部署的区域。然而,该系统的支持者正确地认为它使这些地区的犯罪率降低了34%。 根据以上信息,以下哪项如果为真,最有助于解释该系统对犯罪率降低的贡献? 核心论点:批评者认为监控系统未识别出犯罪的罪犯(有前科且居住在部署区的人),但支持者称系统使犯罪率降低了34%。需解释“系统未识别出犯罪的罪犯,却能降低犯罪率”这一矛盾。 正确答案方向:需提供一个原因,说明系统的存在(即使未识别出犯罪行为)如何通过非“识别并抓捕罪犯”的方式降低犯罪率(如威慑潜在罪犯,使其不敢犯罪)。 - **A选项**:该系统的性质和位置被广大公众所熟知。若公众知晓系统的存在和位置,潜在罪犯会因害怕被识别(即使系统实际未识别出犯罪行为,但威慑作用使他们不敢犯罪),从而减少犯罪行为。这解释了犯罪率下降的原因(罪犯因威慑不敢犯罪,故系统无需识别犯罪行为就能降低犯罪率),符合要求。 - **B选项**:安装系统的地区有几家繁荣的企业。企业繁荣与系统降低犯罪率无直接逻辑关联,无法解释系统的贡献,排除。 - **C选项**:录入系统的罪犯被判多项重罪。罪犯的犯罪次数与系统当前降低犯罪率的机制无关,无法解释,排除。 - **D选项**:面部识别软件的工作效果。软件的工作原理不涉及系统降低犯罪率的原因,无法解释,排除。 - **E选项**:系统未部署在所有高犯罪率城市。系统的部署范围与它在已部署地区降低犯罪率的原因无关,无法解释,排除。 综上,正确答案为A。
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