TO GET AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE EXPERIENCE THAT THE JUVENILE AND THEIR FAMILY HAVE HAD WITH THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM

Abstract

They are unable to make their own decisions due of the innocence or immaturity that comes along with being that age. On the other side, they are unable to do so because of their own free will. On the other hand, it is a frightening reality that juvenile offenders often behave in the most reprehensible manner, and that their crimes are just as vile as those committed by adults. This is a truth that makes the situation even more disturbing. Both the gang rape that took place in Delhi in 2012 and the one that took place at Shakti Mills are horrible acts that leave one with the shivers. According to the most current statistics that was made public by the National Crime Record Bureau, there seems to have been a jump of almost sixty percent in the number of incidents explicitly containing rape that were committed by teenagers between the years 2012 and 2013. The primary objectives of this study are to investigate the various factors that may have contributed to the commission of "heinous crimes" by a juvenile and to determine whether or not the Juvenile Justice System infringes upon the rights of victims. The Juvenile Justice Care and Protection Act of 2015, which was adopted by the legislature in 2015 as a response to this potentially hazardous scenario, stipulates that there must be an investigation that is exhaustive as well as meticulous.