Bihar court grants bail to 8-year-old boy arrested for rioting

The minor was arrested on September 8. His age was recorded as 13 by the police.

Aishwarya Iyer

· Sep 14, 2022 · 08:32 pm

‘He is only 8’: In Bihar, a mother fights for release of minor son arrested after communal clash

However, the Bihar Police have recorded his age as 13. Siwan district magistrate insists that this was not an incident of communal violence.

Aishwarya Iyer

· Sep 14, 2022 · 09:14 am

Judges in Canada are sentencing juvenile offenders to chess – and the results are promising

In Alberta’s University of Lethbridge, an alternative initiative sees youth who commit non-violent crimes sentenced to 25 hours of chess instruction.

Monique Sedgwick, The Conversation

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Jeffrey MacCormack, The Conversation

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Lance Grigg, The Conversation

· May 26, 2018 · 11:30 pm

Supreme Court instructs states to set up child welfare boards, asks HC chief justices to monitor it

The court was hearing a petition that urged it to direct states to ensure that the Juvenile Justice Act, 2000, was implemented effectively.

Scroll Staff

· Feb 09, 2018 · 01:23 pm

A year since the new Juvenile Justice Act came into being, chaos rules its implementation

Experts say its provisions – including the clause on trying minors as adults – are shrouded in ambiguity, making interpretation difficult.

Bhavya Dore

· Jan 15, 2017 · 07:30 am

The amended Juvenile Justice Act is a flagrant rejection of 21st-century science

It is short-sighted to ignore the fact that a large number of children are exposed to a set of stresses significant enough to delay their ability to regulate impulsive decision-making.

Deepak Jayarajan and Prabhat K Chand

· Oct 04, 2016 · 07:30 pm

Sent to a juvenile home at age 32: The unique and bizarre travails of Mr X

The vagaries of the Indian justice system have tormented Mr X. He was sent to an adult prison for a murder at age 17, and to a juvenile home for the same crime 14 years later.

Bhavya Dore

· May 11, 2016 · 06:30 pm

Why do children commit crimes? Three juveniles tell their stories

Bullying, peer pressure and the need for cash are some of the triggers.

Bhavya Dore

· Mar 04, 2016 · 12:30 pm

India's children would be better protected if UN treaty is properly implemented: Report

Though the Convention on Child Rights is frequently cited by courts, it has yet to be made part of the law in the country, say experts.

Bhavya Dore

· Feb 23, 2016 · 09:00 pm

Sexual abuse appears alarmingly widespread in US juvenile justice facilities

Amid significant reforms, a government report has cited failure to act against staff abusers of juveniles in detention.

Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica

· Feb 07, 2016 · 11:30 pm

Changing juvenile law won't help victims of heinous crimes: legal expert Mrinal Satish

The noted law professor discusses the flaws in the juvenile justice bill passed by Rajya Sabha and how the name 'Nirbhaya' is steeped in stereotypes.

Ipsita Chakravarty

· Dec 24, 2015 · 12:30 pm

Juvenile Justice Bill: 23 US states have moved to reverse approach to child law that India is taking

In the west, the focus is increasingly on restorative, rather than punitive justice systems.

Bhavya Dore

· Dec 23, 2015 · 02:00 pm