Female Juvenile Delinquency / Saumya Shanker.
By: Shanker, Saumya [author.].
Publisher: Jaipur : Rawat Publications, 2018Description: xvi, 262p.ISBN: 9788131609583.Subject(s): Law and legislation. -- Juvenile delinquency -- Female juvenile delinquents. -- Children's rights. -- IndiaDDC classification: 364.360954 Summary: The girl child in India comes in contact with the juvenile justice system mainly because of abusive situations at home. These situations force them to run away, as a result of which the society labels them as a delinquent child. An Indian delinquent girl is often abused and neglected. This study offers a multifaceted exploration of female delinquency. The book has attempted to throw light on the meaning of delinquency in the Indian context. It also focuses on the meaning of delinquency as perceived by the delinquent girl children themselves and analyses the factors and conditions responsible for abuse and victimization of the girl child, leading to their induction into the criminogenic culture. The book throws incisive light on the social problem which affects the future of the girl child and in turn the society in more than one ways.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
The girl child in India comes in contact with the juvenile justice system mainly because of abusive situations at home. These situations force them to run away, as a result of which the society labels them as a delinquent child. An Indian delinquent girl is often abused and neglected. This study offers a multifaceted exploration of female delinquency. The book has attempted to throw light on the meaning of delinquency in the Indian context. It also focuses on the meaning of delinquency as perceived by the delinquent girl children themselves and analyses the factors and conditions responsible for abuse and victimization of the girl child, leading to their induction into the criminogenic culture. The book throws incisive light on the social problem which affects the future of the girl child and in turn the society in more than one ways.
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