http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2006-02/17/content_521297.htm
Li Jing
"China introduced community correction in July 2003 when a joint circular concerning a community alternatives programme was issued. At first, only six municipalities and provinces were involved. Last year, 12 other provinces joined in. At present, the applicable rate of community correction is about 25 per cent in these regions. Though the extension of community correction still has a long way to go, stereotypical thinking such as 'you do the crime, you do the time' is changing. More and more Chinese have become to realize that it is the public's best interest to keep offenders in their communities as much as possible, so that they can contribute."
