JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM IN INDIA

LEGAL

It was correctly said by Margaret Mead[ https://www.google.com/search?q=child+quotes&rlz=1C1CHBF_enIN923IN923&sxsrf=AOaemvKtBRakyxho4Mmo9ZIFwVHcTgfdxQ:1632485986195&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjLu ], "Children must be taught how to think, not what to think." A child will always carry what you have initiated, the destiny of mankind is in his hands. There always exist a pre conceive notion for everything in the world, hence the same was for the juveniles that they should be dealt calmly and leniently as young folks have a tendency to adopt aggressive approaches to handle a chaos. There are many reasons which effect the physical, mental as well as the overall development of a child such as poverty, family tensions, parental care, faulty education system, social values and so on. In a developing country like India the youngsters which are assets for the society are becoming liability. Crimes committed by Juveniles are also increased in the past few years. Nowadays children are also used as a measure to do unlawful or illegal acts because of their innocent and manipulative behaviour, they can be lured easily.The increasing rate of juvenile crime in India is very pathetic and is shattering the economy, it is need to be focused upon as the national capital registered an 11.5 per cent increase in the number of crimes committed by juveniles in 2017, according to the report. At 35.2 per cent, Delhi also had the highest percentage of the crimes committed by juveniles in 2017, among 19 metropolitan cities with a population of more than 2 million. Although the government is taking all the necessary steps in order to prevent such chaos but on our part, we should also keep a healthy check on the mental health of a being specially during this ongoing pandemic. Also, we should keep the fantasy social media world out of our sight in order to prevent the reduction of the youth’s self-esteem, self-confidence which can make them sink into the world of crime by inculcating themselves in unfair means of trade. For the kids who are passing the harsh times of their life should not be discouraged by the hardships instead they should keep working hard and make sure to left no stone unturned.

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