This document discusses juvenile delinquency and its causes and prevention. It defines a juvenile as a boy under 16 or a girl under 18. Delinquency includes criminal offenses as well as deviations from normal behavior like disobedience or mixing with immoral people. Incidence is higher among older teenagers and boys. Theories for the causes of delinquency include strain from inability to achieve goals, influence of delinquent peers, and labeling by authorities. Biological factors include genetics and physical defects, while social factors consist of broken homes, poverty, urbanization, and substance abuse. Preventive measures center around improving family life, schooling, and social welfare services.

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.

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