ABSTRACT
Prevention of juvenile delinquency mainly focus on Children are the foundation on which the vibrant
the most effectual way to prevent juvenile future of a nation shall be built. They are the greatest
delinquency, it has indisputably been to provide asset for the nation. The delicate mind of a child can
counselling and proper guidance to children and their be moulded very easily and can turn them towards the
families at a premature stage. Several state criminal activities. This has now turned out to be the
programme attempt early intervention and preventi
prevention most debateable issue for the society. Prevention is
and independent groups in communities have taken necessary for such children. If they are not prevented
initiatives to tackle the problem in new ways. Some they will end up becoming a habitual offender.
basic steps that should be taken to prevent child
delinquency include increasing the awareness among The word delinquency is derived from the Latin term
parents. First of all, it is important to identify such ‘delinquere’’ which means to abandon. Now here is a
children that are involved in a conflict with the law big confusion between a juvenile and a minor, these
and then try to give them a proper treatment. The two are very different terms. A young criminal
treatment should be given on a regular basis so that offender is referred as a juvenile and minor is a term
these children will not become habitual to commit used to denote or relate with someone’s legal
such offences. The main cause for the involv
involvement of capacity. Nowadays, a government has recognized
reco the
children in committing a crime is due to the importance of preventing delinquency at an earlier
surroundings they live in. It is said that child is so stage and therefore it has started allocating cremation,
innocent to follow the things they learn at their early funds and resources for its prevention. As an
stage. If the proper education is provided at their early improvement of delinquency youth is being
stage, it will decrease the numberr of offences influenced by various factors, so there has to be a
committed by the child. Efforts to prevent juvenile comprehensive approach in preventing it. Prevention
delinquency have a long history, but generally, they service includes activities such as education and
have not been subjected to scientific evaluation of treatment regarding substance exploitation, youth
their effects. mentoring programmes, parenting education,
emotional support, family counselling and youth
INTRODUCTION encouragementent in different fields.
Young persons who are charged with crimes are
treated as a juvenile if he or she is below the age of 18 PREVENTIVE PROGRAMMES OF JUVENILE
years. These juvenile cases are known as juvenile DELINQUENCY
delinquency. In order to put off juvenile delinquents, Individual programme –
we have to deal not only with youths who are ca caught 1. Clinical programme –through
– the clinical
up in conflict with the law but also with those children programme, many psychologists and psychiatric
who are creating discord in schools and in the streets social workers are employed and they go to a
while not violating the laws different area as assigned to them for
understanding the mentality and personality
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those boys who ran away from their houses and found Juvenile. They should give proper treatment to the
on railway stations, Bombay railway juvenile guide child. Children are very tender and thus they
service was established. should be treated with sympathy. The police
should treat them with respect and in a friendly
A study was conducted by the juvenile aid police unit manner rather than being aggressive.
where it has suggested that in highly populated areas, 4. Maintenance of record of history sheets: If the
the special trained officers should be kept so that they records of the crimes committed by the child are
could look after the crimes and offences committed maintained, it will have two effects. First of all,
there. It has also suggested solving the problem of the Positive effect will be it will help in
involvement of a child in consuming drugs and other maintaining the record so that after he or she had
chemical substances by way of counselling. They become adult and committed any crime, these
have also recommended preparing a particular team of records can be taken as the evidence of his or her
the specialized officer who would supervise and guide criminal history. While on the other hand, it has a
the city police in dealing with such kinds of matters. negative aspect as well, the maintenance of such
records of the child would be a stigma on him and
SPECIAL TRAINING TO POLICE would affect his future. Although, according to the
In big cities like Bombay, Chennai, Delhi and juvenile justice board (2000), the records should
Bangalore, the police should have a good behaviour be destroyed within 7 years of the crime.
towards the child. While dealing with the child at their
level, they should make sure that they know about the REHABILITATION OF RELEASED
child psychology and behaviour. Children are very JUVENILE:
weak and innocent part of society and thus they The treatment of a child is different from adults. If a
should be treated tenderly. Special training should be child commits any crime, the main focus is to
given to the police to encounter the child so that they rehabilitate the child rather than punishing him.
should be able to learn about the nature and manners Rehabilitation is the process where the child is
of the child. provided with expert advice to deal with the
situations. He is given proper guidance to tackle the
SOCIALIZATION OF POLICE circumstances. The child is provided with expert
1. Juvenile’s impression towards the police: A training under the supervision of different authorities
survey was conducted in Burdwan regarding the as stated by the court orders. He is also provided with
approach of the high school boys towards Indian the probation officer for some time after being
police which stated the boys have a different rehabilitated. The main purpose behind this is to keep
mentality towards the police; they look upon the an eye upon the child to prevent him from doing any
police as an aggressive and violent person. Not further crime. Various programs based on
more than 2% of boys had a feeling that the police communities are held to spread awareness and to
is acting as a friend. More than 60% of the boys prevent the further commencement of such crimes.
think that police is very furious while dealing with The preventive programs can be classified into pure or
them and the remaining boys do not have any primary prevention and rehabilitative or secondary
idea. prevention. The pure or primary prevention focuses
2. Police as a preventive force: before punishing on preventing the child from committing the crime
the criminal, the police is primarily responsible to before he or she has committed any crime and have
prevent the crime from being conducted by any been adjudicated for the same. While the
criminal. It has the duty to maintain the law and rehabilitative or secondary prevention focuses on
order in the society and this it should work preventing the child to commit any crime after he or
towards the prevention of crime. she been adjudicated so that he or she should be more
3. Police approach towards the Juvenile: The aware in the future.
police should change its attitude towards the
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