From the early 1970s, the international community began to advocate community-based social correction for minors to replace the criminal treatment of minors by specialized institutions. For example, the United Nations Guidelines for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency clearly stipulates that "in the prevention of juvenile delinquency, community-based services and projects should be developed ... formal social control institutions should only be used as a last resort". "1973, the British Criminal Court Power Act created the punishment of community service." After that, "community service" developed very rapidly. In 1980s, western European countries, 65,438+0/3 states in the United States, Canada, Australia and China all introduced this kind of punishment. "Community service" is generally applicable to minor offenders who commit minor non-violent crimes, which can be used as both principal punishment and supplementary punishment. The main content is to engage in a certain number of hours of unpaid labor in order to atone or compensate the victims; Or engage in paid labor for a certain period of time for public welfare and private interests to compensate for the damage of public and private legal interests.

Therefore, introducing the concept of community service into China has become a probation work for young people. Detention center (juvenile delinquency center)