juvenile deliquency

relatable to psychology, on topic "juvenile delinquency"concept, meaning,definition, identification,characteristics as well as remedial measures,

2. INTRODUCTION
Everysocietyprescribesasetofnormswhichit
expectsthatallitsmembersshouldfollow.
Thosewhodeviatefromthesenormsandbehave
inanti-socialmannerarecalleddelinquents
childrenandadolescentswhoareminorinage
andwhodeviateareknownasjuvenile
delinquents.

3. Definitions:-
VALENTINE:” Broadly speaking, the term
delinquency refers to breaking of law.”
HOWRER :” Delinquency as holes in super
ago.”

4. Who Is a Juvenile Delinquent?
(1)Running away from home without the
permission of parents.
(2)Spending time idly beyond limits.
(3)Use of vulgar languages.
(4)Wandering about rail-roads, streets, market
place.
(5)Committing sexual offences.
(6)Shop-lifting.
(7)Stealing etc.

5. Characteristics of Delinquents
(1) Physical.
(2) Temperament.
(3) Attitude.
(4) Psychological
(5) Social Cultural.

6. Types of Delinquent Acts
(1)Acquisitive Tendency.
(2)Forgery.
(3)Aggressive Tendency.
(4)The Sex Delinquency.
(5)Tendency To Escape.

7. Causes of Juvenile Delinquency
(A)Social factors favouring Juvenile Delinquency.
(1)Broken homes.
(2)Poverty.
(3)Delinquency areas.
(4)Companions and gangs.
(5)Beggary.
(6)School dissatisfaction.
(7)Heredity.
(8)Deep-seated inner desires.

8. (B)Personal factors
(1)Mental deficiency in delinquency.
(2)Emotional problems of the individual.
Remedies For Juvenile Delinquency
(A)Preventive Measures
(1)Re-education.
(2)Abreaction.
(3)Suggestion and Counseling.
(4)Environmental treatment.
(5)Modern techniques of behavior modification.

9. (B) Method of Rehabilitation
(1)Legislative Measures.
(2)Reformatory Schools.
(3)Remand Homes.
(4)Juvenile courts.
CONCLUSION:
Acts themselves have defects. Government as
well as the private agencies must work hand in
hand with all sincerity and seriousness. Officially
machinery is not effectively enforced.

10. THANK YOU
Aastha Bhatia
Educationalist