Children and Crime in India Causes, Narratives and Interventions /

• Main Authors: Parackal, Saju (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Panicker, Rita (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Palgrave Advances in Criminology and Criminal Justice in Asia
• Subjects: Criminology.; Law-Asia.; Juvenile delinquents.; Police.; Social service.; Corrections.; Punishment.; Victimology.; Asian Criminology.; Youth Offending and Juvenile Justice.; Policing.; Social Work and Community Development.; Prison and Punishment.

This book offers a sociological exploration of street children in India and what pulls and pushes them into delinquency, at a time when the government of India is contemplating strengthening its juvenile justice system. It draws on in-depth, qualitative research carried out by an NGO which included...

Table of Contents:

• 1. The Context
• 2. Socio-economic Profile of Children in Conflict with Law
• 3. Nature of Offences and Culpability
• 4. Factors Predisposing Children to Offences
• 5. Juvenile Justice System, a Pathway for Restoration of Children in Conflict with Law
• 6 Summary and Conclusions.