Knowledge Themes

Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2015

Juvenile Justice Amendment Act 2021

Child Welfare Committee

Juvenile Justice Board

Central Adoption Resource Authority

Article 15(3)

Article 39

UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

Preliminary Assessment

Children in Conflict with Law

Children in Need of Care and Protection

District Magistrate's Role in Adoption

Heinous Serious and Petty Offences

Social Investigation Report

POCSO Act 2012

Structural Subtopics

Evolution of Juvenile Justice Law from 1986 to 2015
Distinction between Child in Conflict with Law and Child in Need of Care and Protection
Preliminary assessment of mental and physical capacity for heinous offenses
Trial of juveniles aged 16 to 18 as adults in heinous crimes
Role and composition of Juvenile Justice Boards and Child Welfare Committees
Classification of offenses into petty
serious
and heinous
Provisions for adoption and the role of CARA under the 2015 Act
Institutional versus non-institutional care models
Challenges in age determination and the margin of error principle
Impact of the 2021 Amendment on the categorization of serious offenses
Social reintegration and individual care plans for rehabilitation
Role of Special Juvenile Police Units and child-friendly policing
Concept of restorative justice versus punitive measures
Socio-economic drivers of juvenile delinquency in India

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