Passion, persistence

"Compared with adults, minors need our closer attention, greater care and more love," she said.

"Dealing with cases involving children not only means strictly abiding by the revised law, but also seeking the most suitable way to help juvenile offenders and victims return to normal life and have a brighter future."

Since Liu joined the juvenile department, she has dealt with more than 500 cases involving minors, providing assistance for over 100 children.

"I love my job, and I like reading child-related books and talking to those also engaged in juvenile work nationwide," she said. "What makes me even happier is that more social workers, psychologists and employers have joined our team to protect minors. I'm not working alone."

In addition to the increasingly stronger joint efforts, she said she has also initiated public-interest litigation against or sent judicial suggestions to government agencies or businesses with poor performances in child protection, aiming to play a bigger supervisory role in the sector.

With regard to her own family, she smiled and said: "I'm lucky. At night, when I reply to text messages or receive calls from children I have helped, my husband gives me the time and room to deal with them. He also shares his own ideas with me about some juvenile cases.

"I've also learned a lot from my 14-year-old son. He shares his thoughts about school and friends as well as what the young generation is thinking, which often enlightens me and helps me understand more about juveniles involved in my cases."

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