从1984年中国第一个少年法庭在上海诞生至今,我国的少年法庭已经走过了17年的漫长历程。然而,由于在法律上长期没有地位,职能上始终无法健全,有的法院其存在都受到了威胁,有司法界人士形象地将之称为“总也长不大的孩子”。目前青少年犯罪日益增多,危害严重,我国的少年审判机构的改革已经迫在眉睫,各地法院纷纷对未成年人犯罪案件的审理方式进行大胆探索。少年法庭将 From the birth of China’s first juvenile court in Shanghai to 1984, the juvenile court in our country has gone through a long course of 17 years. However, due to its long-standing legal status, its functions have always been unsound. Some courts have threatened their existence, and the judicial circles have vividly called them “children of little or no growth.” At present, juvenile delinquency is more and more serious and harmful. The reform of our country’s juvenile judiciary has become imminent. All local courts have boldly explored ways of handling juvenile delinquency cases. Juvenile court will