Administrative Mediation in Juvenile Justice in China

Juvenile cases have different ideas and principles from other cases. The juvenile justice is so special that it needs a multi-disciplinary dispute resolution mechanism. Administrative mediation is an important way for administrative agencies to participate in juvenile justice. Compared with the people's mediation and judicial mediation system, it is more professional, authoritative, and durable. In the criminal reconciliation legal system involving juvenile cases, policeman has the advantage of reaching a consensus. Mediation by civil servants involving juvenile civil cases can facilitate dispute resolution. China's current juvenile justice system does not pay enough attention to the function of administrative mediation. It is necessary to establish an administrative mediation center for disputes with juvenile cases under current juvenile justice system, integrate local administrative resources, converge excellent mediators, establish close relationships with the court, participate in the mediation of various juvenile cases send by the court, and also play a more active role in protecting the rights of minors outside the judicial system.