On the Characteristics of Social Security Crime Prevention and Its Role in the Crime Prevention System as a Whole

Social security crime prevention refers to crime prevention work conducted by the social security departments under the public security organs aimed at maintaining social security and public order, ensuring public security, and protecting the citizens’ lawful rights by means of social security management in line with laws and regulations. In China, social security crime prevention is characterized by its wide range of administrative organs, open management, multitudinous targets, and the broad masses’ support. Throughout years, social security crime prevention has been playing an irreplaceable role in China’s crime prevention system as a whole.