Education in China
Education in China is a state-run system of public education run by the Ministry of Education. All citizens must attend school for at least nine years, known as the nine-year compulsory education, which is funded by the government. Compulsory education includes six years of primary education, starting at age six or seven, and three years of junior secondary education (junior middle school) for ages 12 to 15. Some provinces may have five years of primary school but four years for junior middle school. After junior middle school, there are three years of senior middle school, which then completes the secondary education.
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).