Tuesday, August 24, 2004

Scheme helps reform young offenders / China Daily, 23 Aug 2004

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-08/23/content_367939.htm
Meng Yan
"Legal experts are calling for the promotion of community-based re-education programmes to prevent and tackle juvenile delinquency more effectively. Diversion programmes could give children in conflict with the law another chance to reintegrate with society, said Guo Jian, director of the Institute for Crime Prevention under the Ministry of Justice. Practical diversion mechanisms provide community-based alternatives to the justice system. They use diverse individually tailored methods to educate juvenile offenders.