论未成年犯非刑罚处遇措施的优先性——基于《刑法》17条第四款的刑事政策评析

On the Priority for Non-Criminal Treatment of Juvenile Delinquency

《刑法》第17条第四款规定的针对免于刑事处罚的不满16周岁的未成年人的两种处遇措施,应当优先于刑事处罚而成为应对未成年人犯罪的首选办法。具体在家庭管束中应防止家庭本身的问题对未成年犯带来的不利影响,不适宜由家庭管束时应交由政府收容教养。在收容教养方面也应制定相应的法律来规范其执行和监督,以使其促进未成年犯受到良好教育,重返社会。建议未来单独制定一部包含实体和程序规范的应对未成年人违法犯罪的法律,以给予未成年犯特殊的保护。

According to PRC Criminal Code Section 17(4), there are two methods to handle juveniles under the age of 16, who are excused from criminal punishments, and they should be considered as more reasonable approaches prior to criminal punishments. In addition, juveniles should be protected against adverse effects of domestic leash, and governments should make laws about the operation and monitoring of those methods so as to ensure their validity. It is recommended that in future the supreme legislative institution enacts a statute which independently deal with juvenile delinquency in order to give juveniles special protection.