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of “specialized legal supervision + restorative justice + integrated social management,” and prompts the two-level procuratorates across the city to set up specialized organs or task forces tasked with the “approval of arrest, prosecution, litigation supervision, crime prevention, and participation in comprehensive social governance” in environment-related procuratorial work. At the same time, in response
to the frequent forest-related cases and increasing environmental-pollution cases in
Quzhou, it actively sought government support, opened prosecutor’s offices in the
two-level forestry public-security organs and the Quzhou Green Industry Cluster
Zone, and built new working platforms in different areas. Guizhou has taken the
lead in China with 37 specialized procuratorial organs for ecological protection,
covering key ecological function areas, key river basins and key forest areas. It
has embarked on a “green channel” and “new reform road” for specialized judicial protection for the ecology and environment. Given the current serious environment and resource problems, there are many high-profile environment and resource
cases that require in-depth knowledge of areas new to prosecutors. Hence, procuratorial organs are carrying a heavy load to explore the appropriate working mechanisms, and are reforming their internal setup. When conditions permit, procuratorial
organs dedicated to environmental cases should be established and dedicated prosecutors assigned to handle criminal cases of environmental damage. An integrated
working model of “arrest, prosecution, supervision, and prevention” should be in
place to ensure the quality and efficiency of case handling, and crack down on crimes
damaging the ecology and environment.
The other is to train specialists. As environmental issues are all-encompassing,
complex and diverse, the environment-related procuratorial work is specialized and
complex. For environmental cases, procuratorial organs need to deal with almost all
environmental regulatory departments. The procuratorial work must be specialized
to meet the needs of diverse parties involved. Therefore we should strive to cultivate a
group of inter-disciplinary specialists who know how to handle environmental cases.
If the prosecutors, though familiar with law, know little about ecology, environment
and resources, are unfamiliar with industry standards or regulatory rules, and are
not sensitive to data about administrative law enforcement, their judgment will be
blinded, which is not good for the fight against crime. At present, the shortage of
prosecutors specialized in environmental cases has become an obvious bottleneck
preventing procuratorial organs to play their role. That’s why talent training is so
urgent. We must continue to prioritize capacity building for the environment-related
procuratorial work, highlight the importance of field experience, practicality and
actual effective of training, and strengthen graded and classified training to cultivate stronger professional skills, capabilities, thinking and professionalism. We shall
strengthen on-the-job training and practice, diversify the knowledge structure of prosecutors, and comprehensively improve their ability to apply laws and policies, guard
against risks, work with the masses, apply the latest technology, and guide public
opinion. To meet the needs of comprehensive environmental protection, we shall
work with ecology & environment departments, public security organs, and people’s
X. Zhang
of “specialized legal supervision + restorative justice + integrated social management,” and prompts the two-level procuratorates across the city to set up specialized organs or task forces tasked with the “approval of arrest, prosecution, litigation supervision, crime prevention, and participation in comprehensive social governance” in environment-related procuratorial work. At the same time, in response
to the frequent forest-related cases and increasing environmental-pollution cases in
Quzhou, it actively sought government support, opened prosecutor’s offices in the
two-level forestry public-security organs and the Quzhou Green Industry Cluster
Zone, and built new working platforms in different areas. Guizhou has taken the
lead in China with 37 specialized procuratorial organs for ecological protection,
covering key ecological function areas, key river basins and key forest areas. It
has embarked on a “green channel” and “new reform road” for specialized judicial protection for the ecology and environment. Given the current serious environment and resource problems, there are many high-profile environment and resource
cases that require in-depth knowledge of areas new to prosecutors. Hence, procuratorial organs are carrying a heavy load to explore the appropriate working mechanisms, and are reforming their internal setup. When conditions permit, procuratorial
organs dedicated to environmental cases should be established and dedicated prosecutors assigned to handle criminal cases of environmental damage. An integrated
working model of “arrest, prosecution, supervision, and prevention” should be in
place to ensure the quality and efficiency of case handling, and crack down on crimes
damaging the ecology and environment.
The other is to train specialists. As environmental issues are all-encompassing,
complex and diverse, the environment-related procuratorial work is specialized and
complex. For environmental cases, procuratorial organs need to deal with almost all
environmental regulatory departments. The procuratorial work must be specialized
to meet the needs of diverse parties involved. Therefore we should strive to cultivate a
group of inter-disciplinary specialists who know how to handle environmental cases.
If the prosecutors, though familiar with law, know little about ecology, environment
and resources, are unfamiliar with industry standards or regulatory rules, and are
not sensitive to data about administrative law enforcement, their judgment will be
blinded, which is not good for the fight against crime. At present, the shortage of
prosecutors specialized in environmental cases has become an obvious bottleneck
preventing procuratorial organs to play their role. That’s why talent training is so
urgent. We must continue to prioritize capacity building for the environment-related
procuratorial work, highlight the importance of field experience, practicality and
actual effective of training, and strengthen graded and classified training to cultivate stronger professional skills, capabilities, thinking and professionalism. We shall
strengthen on-the-job training and practice, diversify the knowledge structure of prosecutors, and comprehensively improve their ability to apply laws and policies, guard
against risks, work with the masses, apply the latest technology, and guide public
opinion. To meet the needs of comprehensive environmental protection, we shall
work with ecology & environment departments, public security organs, and people’s