Juvenile Delinquency

  Claim of Juvenility The first and most debatable question among the legal fraternity and socialists is the “claim of juvenility”. The claim of Juvenility is to be decided by Juvenile Justice Board. The Board has to decide the claim of juvenility before the court proceedings but the claim of juvenility can be raised before the court at any stage of proceedings and even after the disposal of the matter by the Board. The Board had to consider Rule 12 of the Juvenile Justice Rules, 2007 in order to determine the claim of juvenility. In the case of KulaiIbrahim v. State of Coimbatore, it was observed by the Court that the accused has the right to raise the question of juvenility at any point of time during the trial or even after the disposal of the case under Section 9 of Juvenile Justice Act, 2015. Juvenile Justice System in India Like other countries, India has also made legal provisions that mainly and specifically deal with the rights and protection of juvenile offenders ...

  Rehabili tation programs  fo r juvenile  de linquents 1 )    Juvenile Counselling Juvenile counseling supports and guides troubled youngsters between the ages of 5 and 17 and their families. Juvenile counseling is provided to young people dealing with issues that lead to behavioral problems. Children and adolescents who can benefit from juvenile counseling include those struggling with poverty, substance abuse, a lack of positive role models, parental neglect, abuser abandonment, or mental disorders. 2)    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a treatment that focuses on patterns of thinking and the beliefs, attitudes, and values that underlie thinking. It is reliably effective with a wide variety of personal problems and behaviors. The qualified staff helps youth transform negative thoughts into positive ones, and with the emphasis on the connection between thoughts and behaviors,  this helps change behavior ...

  Rehabilitation of juveniles Rehabilitation is a process that attempts to restore a troubled person to one who is an asset to society. In the case of juvenile rehabilitation, such a system is designed specifically for minors who have committed crimes or who are displaying behaviors that suggest troubled futures. It can include boot camps, after-school programs, and incarceration in detention facilities. Reasons for forcing children into these programs include truancy, involvement with drugs, and assault. How does rehabilitation for juveniles work? While the juveniles are held accountable for their violation of the law and kept in juvenile homes, the primary aim is to rehabilitate them. The rehabilitative process includes a psychological assessment of the crime committed by the juvenile and the environment, causing it to happen, therapeutic guidance, skill development, and involving them in yoga and other mind-developing activities. Financial constraints of the government wade ...

  Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency Prevention is necessary for children to become juveniles. Firstly, identification of such juveniles and then providing them with the required treatment is of utmost importance. These adolescents become habitual offenders if not timely stopped from committing offenses. Moreover, the most effective way to prevent juvenile delinquency has indubitably been to assist children and their families from the very beginning. The State programs attempt an early intervention, allowing numerous groups to tackle this problem in a number of ways. There are many Jurists and criminologists who suggest various provisions for the prevention of juvenile delinquency. Some of the provisions that are very useful for the welfare, development, and growth of juveniles have been mentioned below. Individual Programs -  It involves the prevention of delinquency through counseling, psychotherapy, and proper education. Environmental Programs- ...

                     Effects of                                      Delinquency Juvenile delinquency is a deep problem that not only affects the victims of the delinquents, but also affects the juvenile delinquents themselves, their families, and society as a whole. Juvenile delinquents are not able to predict the effect of their crimes by themselves, but they are badly affected by these crimes. Mostly these crimes lead the juveniles to lose their freedom as they might be placed on probation, or even incarcerated. This also negatively affects their academic welfare because he or they will miss academic activities that will happen during the probation or incarceration. In some cases, he/she may be influenced by more experienced juvenile delinquents when the juvenile is placed in a residential center for detention. Because of these the juv...

  Reasons behind juvenile crimes No one is born with the potential to be a criminal. Circumstances have shaped them into who they are. The socio-cultural environment, both within and outside of one’s household, has a big influence on one’s life and general personality. The causes of juvenile crimes, according to Healy and Bronner, are bad company, adolescent instability and impulses, early sex experience, mental conflicts, extreme social suggestibility, love of adventure, motion picture, school dissatisfaction, poor recreation, street life, vocational dissatisfaction, sudden impulse, and physical conditions of various kinds. Socio-economic reasons 1.     Broken homes:   According to one of Uday Shankar’s research in India, 13.3 per cent of the 140 juveniles came from broken households. Death of one or both parents, chronic sickness or insanity, desertion, or divorce can all break up a family. Interaction at home is a critical component o...