Juvenile Deliquency- Causes

JUVENILE JUVENILE DELINQUENCYDELINQUENCY- CAUSES REFORMING JUVENILE DELINQUENTS MEANING:  Derived from latin ‘delinquer ’- TO OMIT  Romans –person fails to perform duty  Guilty of customary offence suffering on  Indulges in anti-social conduct-causes suffering others  When family cannot control  Act cannot be crime, unless defined by law  UNO-convention on child rights in 1989 integration of child victims  It emphasized social integration

LEGISLATION  Juvenile justice act,1986 repealed  Juvenile justice(care and protection of 

children) act2000,enacted  Juvenile in conflict with law

years  Juvenile-not completed 18 years protection  Children in need of care and protection

CAUSES OF JUVENILE DELIQUENCY            

Global phenomenon Youngsters-arrogant, violent Rise in incidence of delinquency Industrial development, economic growth Urbanisation-housing,slums,overcrowding Lack of parental control, family disorganization Broken Broken homes Culture conflict Contact-with anti-social elements Smuggling of liquor, narcotic drugs Poverty,illiteracy,child labour Theft,pick-pocketing,gambling

INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL CONCERN (U.N.O.) (U.N.O.) provide legal protection  To provide  Not to be held in jail  To provide adequate means

JUVENILE JUSTICE IN INDIA  Young offenders to be corrected  Not to be

punished, but be reformed

treatment  Non-penal treatment  Juvenile justice board  Observation homes  Juvenile justice act,2000  separate procedure

 Release of offender on probation of good conduct  Probation

of offenders act,1985

 Society’s attitude-tolerance

generosity

THE JUVENILE JUSTICE(care and protection of children)ACT,2000 children)ACT,2000  Addressed as juvenile in conflict with law  To avoid stigma  Trial held by board

years  Juvenile- below 18 years  Placed under probation officer

Children’s home, shelter s helter homes  Children’s  Protection and restoration of children

JUVENILE JUSTICE (care and probation of children)AMENDMENT children)AMENDMENT ACT,2006 ACT,2006  Amendment to adopt child friendly approach  To provide alternatives to observation home  Child welfare committees to enquire  Adoption of a child  To provide leave on special occasions  Care and protection of neglected children  To safeguard children against-exploitation

deprivation, criminalization.