Choose the number of the sentence that expresses the main idea in the selection. Then click on "GO." 3. (1)Many bank robbers and home thieves are caught and convicted in this country. (2) However, the American criminal
justice system is not as well equipped to deal with white collar crime as it is to handle street crime. (3)Unlike a robbery,
a stock or insurance fraud is complex and difficult to unravel. (4)Local law enforcement officials commonly lack the skills
and resources necessary to tackle crimes outside the sphere of street crime. (5)Federal agencies will handle only the
more serious white-collar crimes. (6)And the handful of white-collar criminals who are prosecuted and convicted are
given a slap on the wrist. (7)Street criminals who steal $100 may find their way to prison, while the dishonest executive
who embezzles $1 million may receive a suspended sentence and a relatively small fine. (8)Federal statistics indicate
that embezzlers at banks steal nine times more than bank robbers.(9) Yet whereas 91 percent of bank robbers end up in
jail, only 17 percent of the embezzlers go to jail.
The sentence that expresses the main idea is: (Click on the number of the sentence. Then click "GO.")
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