Types of Juvenile Delinquency
Juvenile Delinquency is broadly classified into four types, i.e., Individual, group-supported, organized and situational based on the way the delinquent behaviour is carried out.
Individual Delinquency
Psychiatrists have contributed majorly towards the study of individual delinquency, and according to them it arises from psychological problems. Kids adapt their behavioural patterns by visualizing their immediate environment, making family a significant factor in determining a child’s behaviour. Hence, a positive change in the environment will reduce the development of criminal traits in a child.
Group Supported Delinquency
It refers to the behaviour of a child who engages in anti-social activities in companionship with others. The delinquents develop this behaviour under the influence of the culture prevailing in their immediate social groups outside the family. Parents fail to exercise the control of their children as they begin to consider the opinions of peers more highly than those of their parents.
Organized Delinquency
It is committed by a group of young people formally organized to engage in criminal activities. Drug trafficking among children is a prime example of organized delinquency in India. These organized groups hire juveniles to deliver drugs and substances and are often paid back for drugs.
Situational Delinquency
Here, it is not deep-rooted instead the cause and the means are relatively simple. An individual who indulges in anti-social activities because of limited impulse control caused by family restraint. Situational delinquency is considerably easier to control in comparison with other types of delinquency.
The legislation protecting the interest of Juvenile is Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.
Juvenile Delinquency | Meaning, Causes, Types and FAQs
Juvenile Delinquency means the disapproved behaviour of children where they tend to show criminal behaviour. It simply means deviation from society’s approved norms and laws where children indulge in anti-social activities.
The issue of Juvenile Delinquency is present in every country, and the United Nations identified the idea of having a uniform definition of the term. The term was defined as, “Acts of minors due to which they violate criminal law and indulge in behaviour which is objected to and disapproved by society and law society’s approved norms”.
Table of Content
- What is a Juvenile Delinquency?
- Causes of Juvenile Delinquency
- Types of Juvenile Delinquency
- Individual Delinquency
- Group Supported Delinquency
- Organized Delinquency
- Situational Delinquency
- Rehabilitation of Delinquent Juveniles
- Frequently Asked Questions on Juvenile Delinquency – FAQs
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