Juvenile delinquency in India – A cause for concern

Childhood experiences are important in the development of criminality, however, not all criminals reveal their criminality early in life. While the origins of criminal behavior in childhood are a complex matter, delinquency is reasonably predictable early in some children's lives. Similarly, antisocial behavior in the form of juvenile delinquency is predictive of adulthood crime. It seems evident, though, that early problem behavior should not be neglected for two reasons – it is predictive of later, more serious, problems and, if it is acted on, then even simple interventions may be effective at reducing future delinquency.