Juvenile offenders

We should not make public the past criminal records of juveniles in order to protect their future, says an article in Guangzhou Daily. The following is an excerpt:

Recently, Wang Cuifeng, a deputy to the NPC and deputy head of Anhui province's department of justice said we should offer judicial protection to juveniles by keeping their criminal records strictly in police stations and not in their personal files.

The criminal records of juveniles are usually entered in their personal files. As we know, previous criminal records are a necessary way to prevent people from committing crimes again and to maintain social order.