刑事诉讼中的社会调查是指在量刑前对被告人的个人情况、家庭情况、一贯表现等进行专门调查的诉讼活动。当前,我国刑事诉讼中的社会调查包括两类:第一类是未成年人刑事案件中的社会调查。第二类是拟适用社区矫正案件中的社会调查。对于社会调查所形成的书面文件,在我国未成年人刑事案件中通常被称为社会调查报告。社会调查报告也是《联合国少年司法最低限度标准规则》中使用的术语。[1]但是,在拟适用社区矫正案件中尚没有形成统一称谓。[2]我国的社会调查和社会调查 Social investigation in criminal proceedings refers to litigation before the sentencing on the defendant’s personal situation, family situation, consistent performance of special investigations and other litigation activities. At present, China’s social investigation in criminal proceedings includes two types: the first is the social investigation of juvenile criminal cases. The second category is the social survey to be applied in community correction cases. Written documents formed by social surveys are commonly referred to as social survey reports in criminal cases involving minors in our country. The social survey report is also a term used in the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice. However, no uniform title has yet been formed in the proposed community correction cases. [2] China’s social survey and social survey