JUVENILE DELINQUENCY.pptx

Children doing criminal activities.

1. JUVENILE DELINQUENCY BY- PRACHI KHANDELWAL BPT 1 ST YEAR

2. JUVENILE DELINQUENCY A child who has not completed a specific age as mentioned in the law of any country and does not bear resemblance as an adult person and who can be made legally answerable for his criminal activities. Person who is under the age of 18. A criminal behaviour , especially that is carried out by a juvenile.

3. ‘Juvenile delinquent involves wrong doing by a child or a young person, who is under age as specified by the law of the place concerned’— Dr Sethna

4. ACT OF DELINQUENCY Running away from home without the permission of parents. Habitual behavior beyond the control of parents. Spending time idly beyond limits. Use of vulgar languages.  Committing sexual crime. Visiting gambling center . Pick pocketing

5. CATEGORIES OF JUVENILE OFFENSE STATUS OFFENSE DELINQUENT OFFENSE

6. CAUSES BIOLOGICAL SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL ECONOMICAL

7. BIOLOGICAL CAUSE – Hearing problem Speech problem XYY Chromosomal defect Physical defects- Handicapped

8. AT HOME Broken families Lack of parentral control Cruelity of stepfather\stepmother Lack of discipline at home Severe discipline at home Child birth order in family Alcoholic parents OUTSIDE HOME Bad Neighbourhood School Environment Peer influence Social Media Race SOCIAL CAUSES

9. PSYCHOLOGICAL Mental diseases Personality Traits Emotional Instability ECONOMICAL Poverty Urbanisation Unemployment Child labour Gender Discrimination

10. TYPES Of delinquent Gang Organized Delinquents Unsocialized Delinquencts Accidental Delinquencts Occasional Delinquencts Professional Delinquencts.

11. STATISTICS  2012-14: 300% rise in Delhi  2014: a small increase in India 2014: 18% increase in cases in Delhi  2016: 35.6% of the crimes in Delhi  In 2016, making Delhi the number one ranked among metropolitan cities with 35.6% of the crimes committed by minors across the country. 2013: Attacks on women rise 132% 2014-16: One juvenile held for rape every 4 hours in India

12. In India, at least one minor was arrested for raping a woman or girl every eight hours in 2019.

13. EFFECTS OF DELINQUENCY ON CAREER- Negative affect on academic activities during the probation or incarceration. ON FAMILY- A trauma for family to have a juvenile delinquent in their family . Families are required to attend counselling sessions for the delinquent. This is costly and disruptive. ON COMMUNITY- Juvenile delinquency is closely related to sexual activities, drug use, gang involvement, etc. All these hurt the community because they make the community unsafe.

14. JUVENILE JUSTICE act Birth proof must for juveniles. Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2014 Try 16- 18 as adults (Juvenile Justice Bill, 2015)

15. REHABILITATION Probation Reformatory institutions – juvenile homes Certified Schools Auxiliary Homes Foster Homes Uncared children institutions Borstal institutions Aftercare Organisations

16. RECOMMENDATIONS UNDER JJ ACT Formulation of Minimum Standards National Commission for Children Strategy for Change Special Training Programme Sports and Functional Programmes Education and Schooling Courses and Seminars Providing Assistance