新世纪提出了新的要求,人类发展的各项活动都要与时俱进,罪犯教育改造工作也需要寻找一个符合时代发展的、科学正确的工作理念作指导,这不仅是现实监狱工作急需回答的重大理论课题,也是一个不可回避的实践问题,笔者认为,新时代的罪犯教育改造工作,必须走“法德结合,文明改造”之路。必须坚持依法治监,充分发挥监狱的专政和惩罚职能。江泽民同志在党的“十五大”上明确提出依法治国的方略,并在全国治安工作会议上,对四项基本原则 The new century has put forward new requirements. All activities of human development must keep pace with the times. The work of educating and reforming criminals also needs to find a scientific and correct work philosophy that is in keeping with the development of the times. This is not only an urgent response to the actual prison work Is also an unavoidable practical problem. The author believes that in the new era of criminals’ educational reform, we must take the road of “combining law with Germany and reforming civilization”. We must uphold the principle of administering prisoners according to law and give full play to their dictatorship and punitive functions. Comrade Jiang Zemin clearly proposed a strategy for governing the country according to law on the “15th National Congress of the Party” and held discussions on the four cardinal principles at the national security work conference