Juvenile delinquency is a negative consequence of rapid industrialization and urbanization in the unorganized social system of the modern world. Rapid changes in family structure, risky environments in cities and slums, and anarchy and frustration in social life are the main reasons for the rise in juvenile delinquency. The broken tide of subculture is also largely responsible for this.

Rabindranath Tagore said, "There is no such evil as thirteen or fourteen years."

Children of this age have indomitable hope and great curiosity about the world of life. Many times their lives fall into the darkness of despair due to despair caused by the hostile environment. Adolescents gradually become more prone to crime. Juvenile delinquency hinders the overall welfare of the country and the nation.

What is juvenile delinquency

Features

Adolescents and minors become emotionally involved in crime without thinking. Influenced by the surrounding conditions and risky environment in a very easy and short time. They commit crimes without purpose, out of curiosity or to reveal themselves to the public. The following features are seen in juvenile delinquency. E.g.

- Adolescents or minors commit such crimes

- Unable to keep pace with social organizations and activities in hostile environment, they take part in anti-social activities.

- It works against social values ​​and rules and regulations.

- Adolescents prioritize their thoughts and actions as correct.

- Out of sheer enthusiasm and curiosity, he commits anti-social acts and crimes without any purpose.

- Adolescents become criminals over time if they are not corrected in time.

Type and nature editing

Juvenile delinquency is on the rise as a social problem and in the criminal world. The prevalence and depth of juvenile delinquency is higher in urban areas than in rural areas. Considering the overall aspect of Bangladesh, juvenile delinquency or delinquency can be divided into four categories such as-

1. Juvenile delinquents in urban areas. Juvenile delinquents in rural areas 3. Juvenile delinquents of lower and middle class families 4. Juvenile delinquents from aristocratic familiesAnd among these juvenile delinquents, the main crimes that can be noticed are gambling; Intoxicate; Creating fights and chaos in the playground or educational institution; Going to the bus, train and cinema hall without a ticket, cheating on exams, throwing acid, on the roadSnatching, assault, stealing fruits and crops from other people's gardens or fields etc.Criminal imprisonment

Juvenile delinquents are those adolescents who do not learn to imitate social norms and practices in the process of socialization and take part in anti-social thoughts and activities. Juvenile delinquency is the most common crime committed by a teenager between the ages of 6 and 18. However, there are age differences in different countries. In some countries, a person between the ages of 13 and 22 and in some countries between the ages of 18 and 21 is considered a juvenile offender. Crime is not punishable by 14 years in Japan, 9 years in the Philippines, and in India, Sri Lanka and Myanmar. If a person under the age of 18 commits a crime in Bangladesh, he will be considered as a juvenile offender. The behavior and actions of juvenile offenders are considered less criminal and the cause of the crime is given more importance. Correction is made without punishing for the crime committed.

Cause of crime

Juvenile delinquency is on the rise in underdeveloped societies as well as in industrialized and capitalist societies. Although the trend of juvenile delinquency has increased in post-independence Bangladesh, this trend has increased unimaginably in recent times. Existence in society, frustration, anarchy and poverty are the main causes of juvenile delinquency. Living inhumane living in a polluted environment of the city and illiteracy, hunger, poverty force teenagers to commit criminal acts like theft, snatching, pickpocketing. The main causes of juvenile delinquency as a whole are broken marriages and broken marriages where there is a lack of passion, love and security. Extreme poverty and neglect of parents. Child labor and forced child laborFamily instability and disharmony, parental remarriage, lack of adequate childcare as the mother is working, excessive governance, conservative and conflicting parental mentality, use of teenagers in picketing by selfish and cunning politicians, social ,Lack of religious and moral education and infiltration of subcultures etc. [1]

Negative effects

Correctional activities in Bangladesh

Ways to deal with juvenile delinquency

Original story

Adolescence is a time of shaping people's future lives. From this time people started to build a life full of hopes and dreams. But because of the flawed society and the risky environment, he became prematurely disappointed. Despair and anarchy push life into darkness. They get involved in crime because the latent talents of the teenagers are lost in the grapes. Therefore, the creation of juvenile delinquency due to various reasons must be prevented. The development of the nation is possible only if we can develop our present teenagers as real people and innocent.