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Childhood to adolescence is a beautiful period in a human’s life where one

undergoes most of their biological, emotional and psychological growth.
When a child grows up in an abusive and violent environment they tend to

show some traits of it. It is a common action that parents scold kids when
they make mistakes. But scolding them for every wrong they do and show-

casing abusive behaviour and rude attitude around them to make them
behave good in society doesn’t make any sense. Some children experience

some isolation when they lack parental care and love.

A child when he/she is not given enough affection tries to seek new ways
where they get happiness and satisfaction. For most child crime cases in

India, psychologists say, “children find some pleasure when they do such
crimes.” Some get along with peer groups where they are provided with

drugs and alcohol and they come out as bullies when they begin their own
‘secret aggressive fantasies’. In other cases, they might be victims of sex-

ual abuse. Studies reveal that 42% of convicted serial killers suffered from
physical abuse as children and 74% suffered from psychological abuse. They

consider themselves as the victims of the trauma they faced and make
their mindset to let others suffer the way they had. Some develop psycho-

pathic behaviour from the abuse they’ve gone through in their childhood.
We might have seen some children addicted to crime movies and they try

to act like the characters in it and behave abnormally. In 2012, the rate of
juvenile crimes increased by over 28,000 which included cases like rape and

murder.

Juvenile delinquency:
Juvenile delinquency:
The word JUVENILE comes from the Latin word “Juvenis” meaning young.

Juvenile delinquents are minors between the age group of 10-18, who com-
mit an act that violates the law. Crimes committed by juveniles are called

‘delinquent acts’ and not “crime” as they are not adults.
According to the Juvenile Justice Act of 1986, the maximum age of a juve-

nile delinquent is 16 years for boys and 18 years for girls. But the nature of
offence has remained unchanged. In today’s world, juvenile delinquency is

treated as a disease in our society. It has turned out to be a serious problem.
Juveniles who commit the crime will be taken to juvenile courts for their

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