NCJ Number
125964
Journal
Police Studies Volume: 13 Issue: 1 Dated: (Spring 1990) Pages: 1-9
Date Published
1990
Length
9 pages
Annotation
The People's Republic of China has developed a principle for crime prevention and maintenance of public order that calls for the mobilization of all social forces; the principle is also described as "comprehensive improvement of public order."
Abstract
In the period between the founding of the PRC in 1949 and the beginning of the cultural revolution in 1966, public order was maintained through the cooperation of public security and judicial departments, and the efforts of the masses. While the 10-year cultural revolution attacked the socialist legal system and jeopardized social control, the adoption of the comprehensive improvement of public order in 1981 marked the beginning of a new focus on punishment, prevention, and reform. State measures of the program include tactics and methods used by national institutions including criminal procedures and administrative measures. Social measures are those programs adopted by various social sectors and the general public to improve public order. The primary link in the comprehensive improvement of public order program is a crackdown on serious criminal offenses, while crime prevention is the basic measure in the program. The program seeks to improve the effectiveness of grassroots public security organs, while improving education and the quality of life for citizens remain long-term goals. Several steps are recommended to strengthen the system: establish neighborhood organizations to implement the program locally, establish and strengthen security organizations in all commercial enterprises including factories and mines, and establish organizations for implementing the program in rural areas under the auspices of local government.