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MUGLA, TURKEY
He is 15, but he involved in
70 robbery
Chicago, USA
She is 14, accused of
killing another girl in a
dispute over a boy
Bursa, turkey
She is 14, killed his father
with a knife
MINNESOTA,USA
He is 17,kill as many
student as he could
THAT’S ENOUGH
MENTALLY EXHAUSTED
Juvenile
delinquency
NIRBHAY SINGH
15110016
CRIME-is an act harmful not only to an individual, but
also to the community or the state. Such acts are
forbidden and punishable by law.
Juvenile Delinquent- a person who is under the age of
18 commits an act that otherwise would have been
charged as a crime if they were an adult.
Juvenile Delinquency-also known as youth crime, is
participation in illegal behaviour by minors (<18)
Juvenile Delinquency- Delinquency is a kind of abnormality.
when an individual deviates from the course of normal social life,
his behavior is called ‘delinquency’.
• A large number of children moving form rural areas to cities or
living in slum areas in cities are found to be highly vulnerable to
this process.
• This has almost become a universal problem in most of the
industrialized countries.
INCIDENCE 600
Juvenile cases per 100,000 youth under 18

• In US, 2% of children between 7 & 17

500
years attend juvenile courts. 400

• India, Increasing during the past 2-3 yrs 300

due to changes in cultural pattern of
200
people, urbanization and industrialization.
100
• Highest incidence, 15 yrs & above
0
• Among boys, 4-5 times more than girls. 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006
JUVENILES CASES
JUVENILE DELINQUENCY IN INDIA DELHI ANDHRA MAHARA BIHAR
PRADESH -SHTRA
• The delinquency rate is higher among the
MURDER 100 68 183 65
boys than the girls.
• The age group that produces the most ATTEMPT TO 74 26 188 178
juvenile delinquents is between12-16 years. MURDER

• Low educational background is one of the RAPE 63 81 106 31

main reasons for juvenile delinquency.
KIDNAPPING
• Juvenile delinquents are found more in (TOTAL)
18 72 44 14
urban areas.
KIDNAPPING 10 59 33 91
• Poor economic background is also (GIRLS)
another important cause for youth offense
ROBBERY 13 22 100 14
in India.

YEAR 2012
Homeless children
Running away from home
Wandering on streets, railway
stations, roads etc.
Act of delinquency may include
i. Running away from home without permission of parents.
ii. Habitual truancy beyond the control of parents.
iii. Use of vulgar language.
iv. Wandering rail, roads, streets, market places.
v. Visiting gambling centers.
vi. Committing sexual offenders.
vii. Shop lifting.
viii. Stealing etc.
Juveniles may do such activities singly or through a gang.
 Differential theory
It suggests young people are
motivated to commit crimes by
delinquent peers and learn
criminal skills from them

Strain theory
Strain theory holds that crime is caused
by the difficulty faced in achieving socially
valued goals by legitimate means by Male phenomenon
those in poverty
Youth crime is dispropotionately
commited by young men
labelling theory
The idea is that once labeled as deviant a
young person may accept that role and
be more likely to associate with others
who have been similarly labelled
Differential theory
It suggests young people are
motivated to commit crimes by
delinquent peers and learn
criminal skills from them
Male phenomenon
Youth crime is dispropotionately
commited by young men
Causes of Juvenile Delinquency:
According to Healy & Bronner the cause of juvenile
delinquency are:
i. Bad company.
ii. Mental conflicts.
iii. Love of adventure.
iv. School dissatisfaction.
v. Poor recreation.
vi. Street life.
vii.Vocational dissatisfaction.
Social Factor favoring juvenile Personal or Individual factors:
delinquency:
• Broken homes. • Mental deficiency in delinquency
• Poverty. It has been observed that good number of
• Delinquency areas. delinquents are mentally deficient.
• Companion & Gangs. • Emotional problems of individuals
• Begging. Mental troubles and emotional adjustments
Other Social or environmental factors: are strong factor in delinquency.Delinquents
a) School dissatisfaction. are not born so, but they become so due to
b) Film and pornography literature. social circumstances and personal
deficiencies.
BIOLOGICAL OTHER CAUSES
• hereditary defects,feeble • cinemas and Television
mindedness,physical defects, glandular • absence of recreation
imbalance
• urbanisation and industrialisation
• slum dwelling etc
• drug addiction, mordern way of life,
alcoholism
Penalties for juvenile delinquents
• House arrest- The judge can order the minor to remain at
home, with exceptions (attend school, work, counseling,
and so on).
• Juvenile hall/juvenile detention facility- facilities designed
for short-term stays.
• Probation after juvenile hall- Probation is a program of
supervision in which the minor's freedom is limited and
activities restricted.
• Secured juvenile facilities- facilities designed for longer
term stays, like months or years.
• Adult jail- In some cases, a judge can send a juvenile to
adult facilities like county jail or state prison.
• Verbal warning
• Fine- May be required to pay a fine to the government or
pay compensation to the victim.
• Counselling
• Community service
• Electronic monitoring- Juveniles may be required to wear
a wrist or ankle bracelet that verifies their location at all
times.
• The Reality Therapy approach to
counselling and problem solving focuses
on the here-and-now of the client and
how to create a better future, instead of
concentrating at length on the past.
• It emphasizes making decisions, and
taking action and control of one's own
life.
• Typically, clients seek to discover what
they really want and whether what they
are currently doing (how they are
choosing to behave) is actually bringing
them nearer to, or further away from,
that goal.
• Milieu Therapy is the psychiatric
treatment of mental disorders by
making changes to a patient's
immediate environment.
• It involves the patient joining a group
and using the combined elements of
positive peer pressure, trust, safety and
repetition.
• Behaviour therapy is focused on helping
an individual understand how changing
their behaviour can lead to changes in
how they are feeling.
• The goal of behaviour therapy is usually
focused on increasing the person’s
engagement in positive or socially
reinforcing activities.
• Activity therapy is a healing technique
that is often employed with people
overcoming physical addictions or
emotional issues.
• The main focus of the therapy is to
engage the individual in creative
endeavours that help to alter the
thought processes of the patient in a
positive manner.
• Activity therapy may take place between
a therapist and a single patient or be
utilized in a group environment.
PREVENTIVE MEASURES
• Improvement of family life:
• Well adjusted family.
• Parents prepared for parenthood.
• Meeting needs of children.
• Schooling:
• Healthy teacher pupil relationship.
• Social welfare services:
• Recreation facilities, parent counseling, child guidance,
• educational facilities & adequate general health services.
MANY
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