Prosecutors should not publicly disclose the private information of minors involved in criminal cases, and are required to respect and protect their reputations, China's top procuratorate said on January 7.

Under a revised regulation issued by the Supreme People's Procuratorate on December 31, 2013, names, residences and photos of minors implicated in criminal cases, as well as other information implying their identity, should not be made public. Juveniles' reputations should be protected and their personal dignity should be respected, the document said.

The regulation also instructed procuratorates at provincial and city levels to set special tribunals or panels to deal with juvenile cases. It recommended that prosecutors in charge of such cases receive special criminological, sociological and psychological training, as well as training on the physical and mental traits of young people.