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2. JUVENILE
• A BOY WHO HAS NOT
ATTAINED THE AGE OF
16YRS OR A GIRL WHO
HAS NOT ATTAINED
THE AGE OF 18YRS

3. DELINQUEN
 T THE CHILDREN ACT 1960
DEFINES DELINQUENT AS “A
CHILD WHO HAS COMMITED
AN OFFENCE”

4.  Delinquency is not merely “juvenile
crime”.
 Includes all deviations from normal
youthful behaviour.
 Eg: Children who are habitually
disobedient, who desert homes, mix
with immoral people, those with
behavioural problems, indulging in
antisocial practices.

5. INCIDENCE
 In US  2% of children between 7 & 17
years attend juvenile courts.
 India  Increasing during the past 2-3
yrs due to changes in cultural pattern of
people, urbanization and industrialization.
 Highest incidence  15 yrs & above
 Among boys  4-5 times more than girls.

6.  In Highest
incidence  15
yrs & above
 Among boys 
4-5 times more
than girls.

7. THEORIES
STRAINTHEORY
DIFFERENTIAL THEORY
LABELLING THEORY
MALE PHENOMENON

8. STRAIN THEORY
 STRAIN THEORY HOLDS
THAT CRIME IS CAUSED
BY THE DIFFICULTY
FACED IN ACHIEVING
SOCIALLY VALUED GOALS
BY LEGITIMATE MEANS
BY THOSE IN POVERTY

9. DIFFERENTIAL
THEORY
 IT SUGGESTS YOUNG
PEOPLE ARE MOTIVATED
TO COMMIT CRIMES BY
DELINQUENT PEERS AND
LEARN CRIMINAL SKILLS
FROM THEM

10. 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

11. MALE PHENOMENON
 YOUTH CRIME IS
DISPROPOTIONAT
ELY COMMITED BY
YOUNG MEN

12. CAUSES
BIOLOGICAL CAUSES
SOCIAL CAUSES
OTHERS

13. BIOLOGICAL
 HEREDITARY DEFECTS,FEEBLE MINDEDNESS,
PHYSICAL DEFECTS, GLANDULAR IMBALANCE
 A SURVEY OF CRIMINAL PATIENTS
DEMONSTRATED SOME OF THEM HAVING AN
EXTRA “Y” CHROMOSOME

14. SOCIAL
 BROKEN FAMILY EG:DEATH OF
PARENTS, SEPARATION OF PARENTS,
STEP MOHER,DISTURBED HOME
CONDITIONS
 POVERTY

15. OTHER CAUSES
 CINEMAS AND
TELEVISION
 ABSENCE OF
RECREATION
 URBANISATION AND
INDUSTRIALISATION
 SLUM DWELLING etc

16. OTHER CAUSES
 DRUG ADDICTION
 MORDERN WAY OF LIFE
 ALCOHOLISM

17. PREVENTIVE MEASURES
 Improvement of family life:
 Welladjusted 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.

18. ThankYou