1Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Pt. B.D. Sharma Post. Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak
2Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, MAMC, New Delhi
3Demonstrator, Department of Forensic Medicine, Pt. B.D. Sharma Post. Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak
4Senior Professor& Head, Department of Forensic Medicine, Pt. B.D. Sharma Post. Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak
5Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Pt. B.D. Sharma Post. Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak
*Corresponding author: Dr. Jitender Kumar Jakhar Assoaciate Professor, 5/8J Medical Campus PGIMS, Rohtak, jjakhar2008@yahoo.com
Online published on 8 July, 2016.
As per the statistics available, there are 10.2 juvenile offenders per 1 lack population in the world. In India the percentage of recorded juvenile crimes are about 0.9 to 1% of total crimes. There are lots of factors which increase the development of delinquent behaviour of a juvenile. These include child abuse, family disintegration, violating Behaviour, social dropouts, lack of contact with society and peer Influence and all these lead to antisocial behaviour early in life. The purpose of this study is to analyze the types of crimes committed by the children in Haryana state, their age groups, their sex wise distribution, their educational status, and finally to suggest any reforms for the betterment of juvenile offenders both inside the juvenile homes and outside. The study shows that males are the most common juvenile offenders. The most common age of juvenile offenders is between 16 to 18 years (90%) and least common age is between 7 to 13 years (5%). The study also reveals that The first rank baby among the siblings was the juvenile offender in most of the cases.
Juvenile, Delinquency, Recidivism(Repeat Offence)
