Juvenile Delinquency
(1) Introduction:
Juvenile justice system was the produced in 1899 in USA. Juvenile in such offender to does not have attained age of majority at the commission of offense. Juvenile delinquency is a new concept in Pakistan but it has roots in last century. During the government of General Parvaiz Mushraf Juvenile justice system ordinance was passed later on it was updated by Juvenile act 2018. Now there is a special law to deal matters relating to Juvenile and their crimes. In this topic we discuss Juvenile delinquency its reasons and solutions.
(2) Meaning of Juvenile delinquency:
A violation of law committed by young offenders is called Juvenile delinquency. It may also we called youthful offender.
(3) Definition:
(a) According to Oxford Dictionary :
“Offenses committed by people below the age of legal responsibility.”
(b) According to Merriam Webster Dictionary :
“A conduct by a Juvenile characterized by anti social behavior that is beyond parental control and therefore subject to legal violation."
(4) Historical background:
The concept of Juvenile is not new. In 1889 the first Juvenile court was founded in Cook County, Illinois, USA. Then the concept of parent Patrice (a legal doctrine in which the state plays the role of a parent) evolved. Before the establishment of Juvenile justice system, courts, judges and jury treated the Juveniles as adults. In most of the occasions the Juveniles received same punishment as adults.
(5)Factors / reasons behind juvenile delinquency:
(a) Drug addiction :
The teens which are living in society. They sit behind the drug addicted people. These type of people are living and walking free in the society. Parents do not care their adults and one day they become also drug addicted.
(b)Economic problems in family :
Families which are the members of societies. In families or societies different types of people are living with different lifestyles. The adults of poor people saw the things which they do not have, so that they commit crimes for their necessities of life. Economy is the backbone of every society.
(c)Immoral and delinquent parent :
Juvenile delinquent is bound to obey the parent. When they saw the position of their parents they also start these types of activities. When parents not look after their children and they become criminals of society.
(d)Lake of parental care and attention :
Juvenile delinquency is also born in the society when parents do not take care of adults also they are busy in jobs and their business. So that children get the company of bad people and they become juvenile delinquent.
(e)Proper education :
Education is the basic need of every society. Education brought a change in person through education children knew the right and wrong of society. This is the best way to protect children for crimes. It is the duty of every parent to provide necessary education.
(f)Special care and attention :
Juvenile delinquents should be must kept under care and proper attention. Parents are bound to fulfill their life necessities, so that they do not commit crimes. It is the duty of parents to motivate children about bad habits. Check and balance process is also necessary for juvenile delinquency.
(g)Rehabilitation and reformation through educational seminar :
Rehabilitation centers also play important role in society making people who not check their children they commit crimes in several ways. Through these educational seminars we can protect the juvenile adults.
(h)Proper legislation and administration :
Juvenile adults know the proper rules and regulation of society. They are well educated and they become civilized. If they know the rules administration process they will not commit crimes. In this way we can save juvenile adults.
(6) Position in Pakistan:
(a)Juvenile delinquency in Pakistan:
In Pakistan 78 teens are non-educated. Pakistan is a poor country. There is no equality of right s due to the basic needs of life. The juveniles commit crimes to fulfill their basic needs. Every person has long term dreams. He wanted to fulfill dreams. He does not know haughty or doughty.
(b)Check and balance process in Pakistan:
In Pakistan majority families have more than five children but in family only one person is earning. One will not fulfill the needs of five or seven members. So that poor people used juvenile children for earning purposes. There is no check and balance. In this way juveniles commit crimes.
(c)Uneducated:
Majority population of Pakistanis uneducated they do not knew about right and wrong. People of Pakistan only think about money. They do not know where this money will come. The big reason of juvenile crime is uneducated and over population. It is the duty of parents to provide basic education for the nourishment of their teens.
No comments:
Post a Comment