Asha Bajpai
- Published in print:
- 2006
- Published Online:
- October 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780195670820
- eISBN:
- 9780199082117
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195670820.003.0006
- Subject:
- Law, Human Rights and Immigration
This chapter presents a discussion on juvenile justice. The Juvenile Justice Act 1986 replaced the Children's Acts. The Juvenile Welfare Board deals with neglected juveniles whereas delinquent ...
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This chapter presents a discussion on juvenile justice. The Juvenile Justice Act 1986 replaced the Children's Acts. The Juvenile Welfare Board deals with neglected juveniles whereas delinquent juveniles are brought before the juvenile court. The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2000 expands the definition of the ‘neglected juvenile’ by adding new categories of children. It has brought in some significant changes in an attempt to make the system more child-friendly. However, several critiques of this Act are presented. Juvenile justice has been enhanced by reducing the number of ‘at risk’-youth who enter the system. It is noted that juvenile courts should be vital community resources. The needs of the children and the families who appear in juvenile courts have to be considered. A juvenile court of the twenty-first century must have interdisciplinary connections with law, medicine, psychiatry, psychology, and child welfare administration and management.Less
This chapter presents a discussion on juvenile justice. The Juvenile Justice Act 1986 replaced the Children's Acts. The Juvenile Welfare Board deals with neglected juveniles whereas delinquent juveniles are brought before the juvenile court. The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2000 expands the definition of the ‘neglected juvenile’ by adding new categories of children. It has brought in some significant changes in an attempt to make the system more child-friendly. However, several critiques of this Act are presented. Juvenile justice has been enhanced by reducing the number of ‘at risk’-youth who enter the system. It is noted that juvenile courts should be vital community resources. The needs of the children and the families who appear in juvenile courts have to be considered. A juvenile court of the twenty-first century must have interdisciplinary connections with law, medicine, psychiatry, psychology, and child welfare administration and management.
Asha Bajpai
- Published in print:
- 2006
- Published Online:
- October 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780195670820
- eISBN:
- 9780199082117
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195670820.003.0005
- Subject:
- Law, Human Rights and Immigration
This chapter discusses the rights of children against sexual abuse and exploitation. Child marriage is a form of sexual abuse of children. Legal intervention in India is in the form of investigations ...
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This chapter discusses the rights of children against sexual abuse and exploitation. Child marriage is a form of sexual abuse of children. Legal intervention in India is in the form of investigations which start with registration of offences under the earlier Juvenile Justice Act 1986 or the present Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2000 or the Indian Penal Code or the Prevention of Immoral Traffic Act 1956 (amended in 1986). The propelling factor for commercial sexual exploitation of children is the role played by traffickers. The advent of sex tourism and child pornography in India has been discussed in this chapter. Examples of judgments on trafficking are also provided here. The enforcement of law in India has been weak in dealing with abusers, exploiters, and traffickers of children. There have been several initiatives for preventing child pornography on the Internet. It has also been noted that children and young people should be offered more effective protection by the legal process.Less
This chapter discusses the rights of children against sexual abuse and exploitation. Child marriage is a form of sexual abuse of children. Legal intervention in India is in the form of investigations which start with registration of offences under the earlier Juvenile Justice Act 1986 or the present Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2000 or the Indian Penal Code or the Prevention of Immoral Traffic Act 1956 (amended in 1986). The propelling factor for commercial sexual exploitation of children is the role played by traffickers. The advent of sex tourism and child pornography in India has been discussed in this chapter. Examples of judgments on trafficking are also provided here. The enforcement of law in India has been weak in dealing with abusers, exploiters, and traffickers of children. There have been several initiatives for preventing child pornography on the Internet. It has also been noted that children and young people should be offered more effective protection by the legal process.
