Xinhua News, 2009-06-01
A series of news reports explores the history and development of juvenile court divisions in China, from the nation's first such division established in Shanghai in 1984 to the current 2,219 spread throughout the country. Those 2,219 courts reportedly have 7,018 juvenile judges serving in either independent juvenile divisions of their parent courts or in fixed juvenile collegiate panels under the courts' criminal divisions. Not only cases involving juveniles as criminal defendants but also cases where the protection of minors' rights are at stake come under the juvenile courts' jurisdiction. Wang Shengjun, president of the Supreme People's Court, noting the “youthening” trend in Chinese criminal activity, has recently praised the juvenile courts and called for their strengthening and continued reform.
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