Juvenile Delinquency

Juvenile Delinquency  The juvenile delinquent: Violation of criminal code and/ or

pursuit of certain patterns of behaviour disapproved of for children or young adolescents.  In India The Juvenile Justice Act consider the upper age as 16 for boys and 18 for the girls. 

Custody Remand homes  Certified schools  Reformatory schools  Borstal schools  Probation hostel

Classification of JD Hirsh has classified the J.D. in 6 groups on the basis of

offences committed: Incorrigibility Truancy Larceny Destruction of property Violence Sex offences

Characteristics The delinquency rate are much higher among boys than girls. The delinquency rates tend to be highest during early

adolescence(12-16years). Juvenile delinquency is more an urban than a rural phenomenon. Children living with parents and guardians are found to be more involved in the juvenile crimes.

Low educational background is the prime attribute

for delinquency. Poor economic background is another important characteristics of juvenile delinquency in India. More than 4/5th of JD are first offenders. Not many delinquency are committed in groups.

Types of JD Individual delinquency 2. Group supported delinquency 3. Organized delinquency 4. Situational delinquency 1.

Factors involved in Delinquency Individual Factors – submissiveness, defiance,

hostility, feeling of insecurity etc. Family- parents discipline, affection, substitute parents, broken homes, economic condition etc. Neighborhood-Peer group relations, school environment etc. Cinema and Pornographic Literature

Methods of treating delinquents 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Psychotherapy Reality therapy behaviour therapy Activity therapy Milieu therapy