NCJ Number
145113
Journal
Lay Panel Magazine Volume: 28 Dated: (September 1993) Pages: 7-15
Date Published
1993
Length
9 pages
Annotation
Juvenile delinquency became a conspicuous problem in China in the 1980's, as the rates and the severity of offenses increased sharply and the average age of offenders decreased.
Abstract
From 1988 to June 1992, 2,697 juveniles were convicted of serious crimes, representing 5.47 percent of all offenders. Their most common offense was larceny (74.49 percent), followed by robbery (13.09 percent), rape (4.6 percent), hooligan activity (3.63 percent), assault (2.52 percent), and blackmail and disposal of stolen goods (1.67 percent). China's approach to the problem is national in scope, and based on the principles of prevention and education. Punishment is a supplementary device. The first exclusively juvenile court in China was established in 1984 in Shanghai. By June 1992, there were 2,763 juvenile tribunals throughout China. The structure of China's justice system, procedures, the role of the judge in juvenile court, and Chinese conceptions of treatment and punishment are among the topics covered. 7 references