The Management of"Delinquent Youth"in Song Dynasty
In the social life of Song Dynasty,there was a group of"delinquent youth",whose behaviors were similar to those of rascals in modern society.Most of the"delinquent youth"have the common characteristics of unruliness,contempt for laws and regulations,and anti-social tendency and so on.Their identities came from complex sources,including all stratum of the society,especially the transient population without immovable property.Due to the large number of"delinquent youth"in Song Dynasty spreading all over urban and rural areas,this group run wild by force in the grass-roots society,among whom formed groups or combined with local evil forces,which brought great disturbance to people's lives and further seriously interfered with the governance and control of the grass-roots society of Song Court.Therefore,the rulers of the Song Dynasty took many ways to correct the problem of"delinquent youth",such as education,attack,and appeal,and achieved some results.