Juvenile Justice
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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, Jeffrey MacCormack, The Conversation & Lance Grigg, The Conversation
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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India divided: The tragedy of the Juvenile Justice Bill, in two heart-rending stories
Can we recognise our culpability in the crimes we condemn?
Harsh Mander
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'It will damage the legal framework': Left parties object to the new juvenile justice bill
Both the CPI(M) and the CPI accused the Congress of vacillating in its opposition to the proposed legislation.
Ipsita Chakravarty
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