- Juvenile delinquency, also known as "juvenile offending".
- Crime committed by children and adolescents under statutory age is called juvenile delinquency. The age limit for delinquency in India is always below 18 years. Generally, any person between the ages 7 to 18, who violates the law, is considered as delinquent and persons above this age are considered as criminals.
- Most legal systems prescribe specific procedures for dealing with juveniles, such as juvenile detention centers, and courts.
- Juvenile offending is disproportionately committed by young men. Ideas of masculinity may make young men more likely to offend. Being tough, powerful, aggressive, daring and competitive becomes a way for young men to assert and express their masculinity. Acting out these ideals may make young men more likely to engage in antisocial and criminal behavior.
Risk Factors:
The two largest predictors of juvenile delinquency are
- parenting style, with the two styles most likely to predict delinquency being
- peer group association, particularly with antisocial peer groups, as is more likely when adolescents are left unsupervised.
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poor school
readiness/performance and/or failure,
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peer rejection, or
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The media.
Prevention:
Prevention services may
include activities such as
- family counseling,
- youth mentoring,
- parenting education,
- educational support, and
- youth sheltering.
- The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 is the primary legal framework for juvenile justice in India. The Act provides for a special approach towards the prevention and treatment of juvenile delinquency and provides a framework for the protection, treatment and rehabilitation of children in the purview of the juvenile justice system.
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