Child marriage means “a marriage to which either of the contracting parties is a child”. Child means “a person who, if a male, has not
Category: child abuse
The Law And Childhood
Who can punish whom? What is the crime for which punishment can be inflicted? Whether Parents or Teachers or School managers have any adjudicatory authority
The Law And Childhood
Who can punish whom? What is the crime for which punishment can be inflicted? Whether Parents or Teachers or School managers have any adjudicatory authority
Laws about Child abuse:
Article 39 of Part IV of the Constitution asks the State to direct its policy towards securing that children are not abused; not forced by
Role of juvenile courts in controlling juvenile delinquency
Introduction A child is a person who is going to carry on what you have started. He is going to sit where you are sitting,
JUVENILE DELINQUENCY
“If every saint has a past then every criminal has a future” Mahatma Gandhi So in the case of a child offender, special care should
Protection Officer under the Domestic Violence Act
“When it comes to abuse, you believe there’s no way out. There is always help. There is always a way out.” Rev. Donna Mulvey Domestic
PROTECTION OF CHILD FROM SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT, 2012 [ Salient features]
It has to be noted that the act does not use the term rape commonly. This is because it does not restrict the sexual act
PROTECTION OF CHILD FROM SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT, 2012
“Childhood is a promise that is never kept”- Ken Hill. The POCSO Act, 2012 was instated on 14th November 2012. This deals with sexual offences
BULLYING, AT SCHOOL.
Bullying is the intentional, aggressive imposition of power over another person. Not only an individual but also a group of people combinely can be involved
Juvenile Delinquency in India
INTRODUCTION Juvenile delinquency is the involvement of minors in criminal activities. A person’s behaviour is defined as “delinquent” when he deviates from the normal course
Reason behind the creation of juvenile acts.
People who commit crimes at a very young age are called ‘ Juvenile Delinquents’ particularly under the age of 18 years. The mind of a
Child Abuse: Meaning and Preventive measures
Child Abuse Abstract The term “child abuse” means mistreatment of a child by a parent or another adult. It is difficult to give a precise
INTERPRETATION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT UNDER POCSO ACT
POCSO an act enacted for the protection of children from sexual offences. This act states various sexual offences and punishments for the same. Children are
CHILD AND ADOLESCENT ABUSE
ABSTRACTChild abuse is when a child is harmed or neglected by some other individual,either as an adult or an infant. Child violence occurs on all
CHILD LABOUR
Child labor is not unique to only India and is found in many places in Africa, South America and even Europe. Western companies such as Gap have come under fire for
JUVENILE CRIMES
Juvenile crime is not naturally born in the boy, but is largely due either to the spirit of adventure that is in him, to his
PSYCHOLOGY : THE STUDY OF HUMAN MIND
Psychology is the scientific study of behaviour, experience and mental processes. Behaviour includes all of our outward or overt actions and reactions, such as talking,
Shantiniketan
On 22nd December 1901, Rabindranath Tagore established his school at Santiniketan with five students (including his eldest son) and an equal number of teachers. He
ROLE OF JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM IN INDIA
INTRODUCTION: Because it emphasizes that nothing is new on this world, the Latin motto “Nil Novi Spectrum” is a wonderful fit for India’s juvenile justice
Aishwarya Sandeep 