Recognizing that prisons alone were not enough to make criminals repent, a method took shape by which criminals could be corrected and acclimated to society to reduce their chances of offending again--the probationary system. The idea that proper morality, supplemented by punishment, is the best way to teach offenders took hold in China long ago.
當人們認清監獄無法使犯人悔改時，一種在社會中矯治，使犯人適應社會生活，期使其不再犯錯的方式﹘﹘觀護制度，便開始成形。