Criminal policies in ancient China were influenced by diverse ideas,with Confucianism being the most influential, and the idea of “caring for theyoung” is one of the manifestations of Confucianism. The idea of “caring forthe young” is a special leniency policy implemented for juvenile delinquency,which is mainly reflected in legislation and justice. Different ages of criminalresponsibility bear different criminal responsibilities, and more lenient measuresare also given to minors in criminal penalties. The ancient idea of “caring forthe young” has certain reference significance and inspiration for the currentcriminal policies and preventive measures for juvenile delinquency. Therefore,on the basis of drawing inspiration from the ancient thought of “caring for theyoung”, further improving the criminal policy of juvenile delinquency is notonly conducive to fully exerting the guiding and supplementary role of criminalpolicy in criminal legislation and criminal justice, but also conducive topunishing and preventing juvenile delinquency, and safeguarding the legitimaterights and interests of minors to the greatest extent possible.