Criminal sanctions, in spite of their obvious limitations, play an important role in the prevention of juvenile crime. In spite of international admonitions against the use of detention, Vietnam like many other South-East Asian countries still relies heavily on the deprivation of liberty, in both specialized juvenile institutions and adult prisons, in handling juvenile offenders. Because imprisonment, according to international standards, is meant to be used only as a last resort and for the shortest period of time possible, juvenile justice research has tended to ignore what is going on in places of detention and focus instead on diversion and alternatives to detention. This article focuses on Vietnamese law concerning the prison regimes applicable to juvenile detainees and the extent to which it complies with internationally accepted standards and norms. It reviews existing measures for the protection of juveniles against all forms of violence during their incarceration, including abusive disciplinary measures and the absence of independent oversight of prisons. It also considers arguments for and against the building of juvenile prisons to separate juveniles from adults as required by article 37 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. It concludes with recommendations for legal reforms.

刑事制裁尽管有明显的局限性，但在预防少年犯罪方面仍发挥着重要作用。尽管国际上有反对使用拘留的告诫，但越南与许多其他东南亚国家一样，在专门的少年机构和成年监狱中仍然严重依赖剥夺自由来处理少年犯。因为根据国际标准，监禁只能作为最后手段，并且只能在最短的时间内使用，所以少年司法研究倾向于忽略拘留场所的状况，而将注意力集中在转移和替代拘留。本文重点关注越南法律，该法律涉及适用于少年被拘留者的监狱制度，以及在何种程度上符合国际公认的标准和规范。它审查了保护少年在监禁期间免受一切形式暴力侵害的现行措施，包括虐待纪律措施和缺乏对监狱的独立监督。它还审议了根据《儿童权利公约》第37条的要求赞成和反对建立少年监狱以将少年与成年人分开的论点。最后总结了法律改革的建议。它还审议了根据《儿童权利公约》第37条的要求赞成和反对建立少年监狱以将少年与成年人分开的论点。最后总结了法律改革的建议。它还审议了根据《儿童权利公约》第37条的要求赞成和反对建立少年监狱以将少年与成年人分开的论点。最后总结了法律改革的建议。