The document discusses juvenile delinquency, defining it as crimes committed by minors under the statutory age. A juvenile delinquent is a minor with major behavioral problems who violates the law. Some common forms of delinquent behavior mentioned include loitering, stealing, gambling, and sexual offenses. The causes of juvenile delinquency are said to include factors related to the family, peer group, neighborhood, and educational curriculum. Some ways to control juvenile delinquency proposed in the document include accepting delinquents, providing a variety of experiences, watching for signs of maladjustment, building a stable value system, and encouraging children to admit anti-social tendencies.

1. JUVENILE DELINQUENCY
SINDHU PRIYA.P
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2. WHAT IS JUVENILE DELINQUENCY
* Crime commited by children and
adolescents under statutory age is
called juvenile delinquency.

3. JUVENILE DELINQUENT
*A juvenile delinquent is one who is
a minor with major problems.
*Any person between the age 7 to
8,who violates the law is considered
as criminals.

4. DIFFERENT FORMS OF
DELINQUENNT BEHAVIOUR
*Loitering
* Lofting
*Pick-Pocketing
*Stealing
*gambling
*Sexual offences like eve teasing etc.

5. CAUSES OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY
*FAMILY
*PEER GROUP
*NEIGHBOURHOOD
*EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM

6. FAMILY
Almost all research workers have accepted that families of
delinquents are characterized by discords , desertions and divorce.
PEER GROUP
To those in sore need of a substitute foe family love and groupbelongingness , the peer group or the gang presents itself as a kind of
close knit unit that will solve the purpose.
NEIGHBOURHOOD
The immediate environment of a child also affect the trend he will
adopt in connection with his personality.
EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM
Delinquents are typically non-bookish & non-academic individuals
who take studies like a burden . When they fail in exams and get
scolded by their family they tend to indluge themselves in
delinquents acts.

7. HOW TO CONTROL JUVENILE
DELINQUENCY
1. Accept the delinquents as a person in his own
right & give affection & security.
2. Providing the child with a variety of experiences
like music & dance, art & craft.
3. Watch for the sign of maladjustment.
4. Attempt to build up a stable system of moral
and social values.
5. Encourage the child to talk about & admit the
existence of anti-social tendencies.