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Juvenile Justice System, Reforms and Policing System in India: Origin, Dialectics, Comparisons, and Way Forward

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 January 2022

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Suhail Sharma*
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Indian Police Service (IPS), Government of India, India
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Abstract

This article studies the juvenile justice system in juxtaposition to policing in India. To start with, it conducts a comprehensive data analysis of juvenile crimes in India in the last two decades. The author conducted a study involving 400 juveniles in conflict with the law through “Disha,” a project in juvenile re-entry systems. It further marshals the incidences based on social parameters like education, age, and family. Here, the paper impresses upon the “heinousness factor” of the crimes to evaluate the law and institutional response. The article examines the growth of the legal framework on juvenile justice in India and the causal determinants which may have driven its increase. It also scrutinizes the policing systems as far as the legal framework on juvenile justice makes them responsible. It delves deeply into the interactions between juvenile justice and police systems at the institutional and procedural levels. It conducts a detailed inquiry into the international legal framework of juvenile justice systems. Here, it studies such systems in the Americas, Europe, and Asia to suggest the way forward for a transparent, robust and sensitive juvenile justice system in India.

Abstracto

Abstracto

El artículo estudia el sistema de justicia juvenil en yuxtaposición a la policía en la India. Para empezar, lleva a cabo un análisis de datos exhaustivo de los delitos cometidos por menores en la India en las últimas dos décadas. El autor realizó un estudio en el que participaron 400 menores en conflicto con la ley a través de “Disha”, un proyecto sobre sistemas de reingreso de menores. Además, ordena las incidencias en función de parámetros sociales como la educación, la edad y la familia. Aquí, el trabajo incide sobre el factor atrocidad de los crímenes para evaluar la ley y la respuesta institucional. El artículo examina el crecimiento del marco legal sobre justicia juvenil en la India y los determinantes causales que pueden haber impulsado su aumento. También examina los sistemas policiales en la medida en que el marco legal sobre la justicia de menores los hace responsables. Profundiza en las interacciones entre la justicia de menores y los sistemas policiales a nivel institucional y procesal. Lleva a cabo una investigación detallada del marco jurídico internacional de los sistemas de justicia de menores. Aquí, estudia dichos sistemas en las Américas, Europa y Asia para sugerir el camino a seguir para un sistema de justicia juvenil transparente, robusto y sensible en la India.

Abstrait

Abstrait

L’article étudie le système de justice pour mineurs en juxtaposition au maintien de l’ordre en Inde. Pour commencer, il effectue une analyse complète des données sur la criminalité juvénile en Inde au cours des deux dernières décennies. L’auteur a mené une étude portant sur 400 mineurs en conflit avec la loi par le biais de « Disha », un projet sur les systèmes de réinsertion des mineurs. Il regroupe en outre les incidences en fonction de paramètres sociaux tels que l'éducation, l'âge et la famille. Ici, l’article insiste sur le facteur odieux des crimes pour évaluer la loi et la réponse institutionnelle. L’article examine la croissance du cadre juridique sur la justice pour mineurs en Inde et les déterminants causaux qui ont pu conduire à son augmentation. Il scrute également les systèmes de police dans la mesure où le cadre juridique de la justice des mineurs les rend responsables. Il approfondit les interactions entre la justice pour mineurs et les systèmes de police aux niveaux institutionnel et procédural. Il mène une enquête détaillée sur le cadre juridique international des systèmes de justice pour mineurs. Ici, il étudie de tels systèmes dans les Amériques, en Europe et en Asie pour suggérer la voie à suivre pour un système de justice pour mineurs transparent, robuste et sensible en Inde.

抽象的

抽象的

这篇文章研究了与印度警务并列的少年司法制度。首先，它对印度过去二十年的青少年犯罪进行了全面的数据分析。作者通过青少年再入境系统项目“Disha”对 400 名触犯法律的青少年进行了研究。

它还根据教育、年龄和家庭等社会参数进一步整理了发生率。在这里，论文强调了犯罪的令人发指的因素，以评估法律和机构的反应。

本文考察了印度少年司法法律框架的发展以及可能推动其增长的因果决定因素。它还审查了警务系统，只要有关少年司法的法律框架使他们负责。它深入探讨了少年司法与警察系统在制度和程序层面之间的相互作用。

它对少年司法系统的国际法律框架进行了详细调查。在这里，它研究了美洲、欧洲和亚洲的此类系统，为印度建立透明、强大和敏感的少年司法系统提出了前进方向。

الملخص

الملخص

يدرس المقال نظام قضاء الأحداث جنبًا إلى جنب مع العمل الشرطي في الهند. بادئ ذي بدء ، يجري تحليل بيانات شامل لجرائم الأحداث في الهند في العقدين الماضيين. أجرى المؤلف دراسة على 400 حدث مخالف للقانون من خلال مشروع “Disha” في أنظمة إعادة دخول الأحداث.

كما أنه ينظم الأحداث بناءً على المعايير الاجتماعية مثل التعليم والعمر والأسرة. وهنا تؤكد الورقة على عامل بشاعة الجرائم لتقويم القانون والاستجابة المؤسسية.

يبحث المقال في نمو الإطار القانوني لقضاء الأحداث في الهند والمحددات السببية التي ربما تكون قد دفعت إلى زيادته. كما أنه يدقق في أنظمة الشرطة بقدر ما يجعلها الإطار القانوني لقضاء الأحداث مسؤولة. ويتعمق في التفاعلات بين قضاء الأحداث وأنظمة الشرطة على المستويين المؤسسي والإجرائي.

تجري تحقيقاً مفصلاً في الإطار القانوني الدولي لأنظمة قضاء الأحداث. هنا ، يدرس مثل هذه الأنظمة في الأمريكتين وأوروبا وآسيا لاقتراح الطريق إلى الأمام من أجل نظام قضائي للأحداث يتسم بالشفافية والقوة والحساسية في الهند.

Keywords

Dishajuvenile delinquencyjuvenile re-entry supportrecidivismreformsDishadelincuencia juvenilapoyo al reingreso juvenilreincidenciareformasDishadélinquance juvénileaccompagnement à la réinsertion des mineursrécidiveréformes迪沙，少年犯罪，少年再入境支持，累犯，改革ديشاجنوح الأحداثدعم عودة الأحداثالعودالإصلاحات
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International Annals of Criminology , Volume 59 , Issue 2 , November 2021 , pp. 179 - 199
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