China
In February 2006, the government pledged to provide completely free nine-year education, including textbooks and fees. Annual education investment went from less than US$50 billion in 2003 to more than US$250 billion in 2011. However, there remains an inequality in education spending. In 2010, the annual education expenditure per secondary school student in Beijing totalled ¥20,023, while in Guizhou, one of the poorest provinces in China, only totalled ¥3,204. Free compulsory education in China consists of primary school and junior secondary school between the ages of 6 and 15. In 2011, around 81.4% of Chinese have received secondary education. By 2007, there were 396,567 primary schools, 94,116 secondary schools, and 2,236 higher education institutions in China.
Penal system in China
In the Juvenile Delinquent prisons, China really focuses on transforming the prisoners into better people through labor and education. China’s juvenile delinquency rate is 0.8% (China. 1970). The government brought the prisons closer to the cities where more work is available. Having the ability to do work while in prison helps reform the prisoners, so they will be prepared when they get out. Compared to the U.S. the juvenile system in China is more like a school, where the prisoners can study, work together in labs, workshops, training facilities and sporting grounds. In China, they are required to stay on track academically, in order to get their high school diploma or to get into a secondary education system. They also can take sources that will prepare them for when they get out of prison like cooking, sewing and computer work (Shaw, 2010). The government does this to help with overcrowding. Most juveniles who are in prison are there due to low self-control. The adolescents who are jobless, not in a relationship, who are male are most likely to be in prisoned. Parents of children who attend school, really strive for high achievement for their kids. Putting this kind of pressure on children makes the children have a higher respect for the parents if they were to be in prison. These parents are involved and make the child feel important, as opposed to the uninvolved parent who couldn't care less. Hirschi believes that adolescences who are involved with the family, friends, and school have a higher self-control, so they consider their opinions before doing something that will offend them (Chui. Weng. 2018).