NCJ Number
31193
Date Published
1974
Length
11 pages
Annotation
BRIEF OUTLINE OF SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF CHINESE CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION TO EXPLAIN WHY THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA HAS A VERY LOW CRIME RATE AND DOES NOT HAVE A CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM SIMILAR TO THOSE IN THE WEST.
Abstract
THE APPROACH TO CRIME PROBLEMS IN CHINA IS EDUCATIONAL RATHER THAN REPRESSIVE. DESCRIBED ARE IMPRESSIONS GATHERED BY A BELGIAN VISITOR TO CHINA, INCLUDING COURT AND CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS. INCLUDED IS A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SOURCES ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN CHINA, THE SOVIET UNION, AND OTHER EASTERN-BLOC COUNTRIES. --IN FRENCH