JUVENILE DELINQUENCY AND PREVENTION OF CRIME
AUTHOR – S. LALBEE, DAMODARAM SANJIVAAYA NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY, VISHAKHAPATNAM
Best Citation – S. LALBEE, JUVENILE DELINQUENCY AND PREVENTION OF CRIME, ILE JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY, VICTIMOLOGY AND PENOLOGY JURISPRUDENCE (ILE JCVPJ), 1 (1) of 2023, Pg. 12-16, APIS – 3920 – 0050 | ISBN – 978-81-964391-3-2.
ABSTRACT
In order to allow minors charged with Heinous Offences to be prosecuted as adults, the Juvenile Justice Act of 2015 seeks to replace the outdated Juvenile Justice Act of 2000 in India. In this context, the term “juvenile” refers to adolescents who are between the ages of 16 and 18 or who have not yet reached the age of majority.[1] Juvenile crime is not something that a child is born with, but it is mostly present in him as a result of the environment in which he is raised, his own unwise behaviours, or just a lack of discipline and a good education. The initial portion of the article introduces the idea of juvenile delinquency and the development of juvenile justice legislation. Even though there is a welfare statute for those children, there are more juvenile criminals in every state than ever before. This research also looks into the reasons behind juvenile crimes in our culture. To prevent children from becoming hardened criminals, preventive methods against juvenile crime are also offered.
KEY WORDS -Juvenile Delinquency, Rehabilitation, Heinous offences, Juvenile justice system, Special homes and Correction Homes.
[1] Ms. Rajni Kohli & Ms. Kunjana Mittal, “Juvenile Delinquency in India”, available at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/342734513_JUVENILE_DELINQUENCY_IN_INDIA (visited on June 18, 2021).