This document discusses juvenile delinquency in India. It defines juvenile delinquency as abnormal or antisocial behavior by juveniles below a specified statutory age. Some key characteristics of juvenile delinquency in India include higher rates among boys than girls, peak rates during early adolescence from 12-16 years old, more prevalence in urban than rural areas, involvement of children living with parents/guardians, and attribution to low educational and economic backgrounds. The document also discusses types, causes, and preventive programs for juvenile delinquency.

1. Juvenile delinquency
Sub:-Social Problems in India
Presentedby:-
ALLWINTHOMAS N T

2. Juvenile Delinquency
 Delinquency is a kind of abnormality.
 When an individual deviates from the course of
normal social life, his behaviour is called
delinquency
 Juvenile delinquency is a type of abnormal or anti
social behaviour by a juvenile who is below an
age specified by statute
 ‘Juvenile delinquency’ applies to the “violation of
criminal code and /or pursuit of certain patterns
of behaviour disapproved for children and young
adolescents” (Reckless-1956)

3. Characteristics (India)
 The delinquency rates are much higher among
boys than among girls
 The delinquency rates tend to be highest
during early adolescence (12-16 year age
group)
 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 crime
 Low educational background is the prime
attribute for delinquency
 Poor economic background is another
important characteristics of juvenile
delinquency in india

4. Types of delinquency
Howard Becker has referred to four types of
delinquencies
a) Individual delinquency
 Only one individual is involved in committing a
delinquent act
 Cause is located within the individual
delinquent
a) Group – supported delinquency
 The delinquencies are committed in
companionship with others and cause is
located not in the personality of the individual or
in the delinquent’s family

5. a) Organized delinquency
 The delinquencies that are committed by
developing formally organized groups
a) Situational delinquency
 Situational delinquency is not deeply rooted
 Because of less developed impulse controls
and /or because of lesser reinforcement of
family restraints

6. Causes of delinquency
Causes are divided into two groups
a) Individual factors
b) Situational factors
Individual factors (Personality traits )
Submissiveness, defiance, hostility,
impulsiveness, feeling of in security, fear, lack
of self control and emotional conflicts

7. Situational factor
 Family
Parent’s discipline, parent’s affection,
cohesiveness of family, conduct – standards of
home, substitute parents, economic condition
of family, broken homes, affection of siblings
 Peer group relation
 School environment
Adjustment to school mates, attitudes
towards school, failure in classes or
academic interests
 Movies
 Working environment

8. Preventive Programes
 Organizing activities that contribute to
healthy personality development and
adjustments of children
 General improvements in the institutional
structure of the society (family,
neighbourhood, school)
 Raising the income levels of poverty- stricken
families
 Establishing schools
 Providing recreational facilities in
neighbourhoods
 Improving marital relations through family
counseling services and family social work
 Imparting moral and social education

9.  Controlling environment of children
contributing to delinquency
 Community organization and the efforts of
child care agencies
 Organizing specific preventive service
for children
 Remand or Observation homes,
 Reformatory schools
 Borstal schools
 Probation hostels

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