What story element is most evident in this excerpt

It is asking you which story element is most obvious to see in the text. Does it talk more about setting, plot, conflict, etc.

Explanation:

The story elements of a story are always characters, setting, plot, and conflict along with theme. These are what make up the necessary parts of a story that readers yearn for. (yearn meaning intense feeling of longing for something) I hope is makes sense :)

voracity is the noun corresponding to the adjective voracious, which means (1) eager to consume a great amount of food, or (2) marked by an insatiable appetite. veracity is far more common than the rare voracity, so the latter is sometimes used in place of the former.

the central idea is basically saying that juveniles that have committed a crime will not have the same consequences as the   adults that have. they will have a softer punishment than what the adults have that is harsh in some ways.