Juvenile Delinquency among Marginalized Communities in India
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.66871/trf-j.v1i4.021Keywords:
juvenile delinquency, marginalised communities, rehabilitation, reintegration, child rightsAbstract
Juvenile delinquency among the marginalized communities in India is an social legal challenge which is shaped by over discrimination, educational deprivation, family instability migration, the study examines the relationship between marginalization and juvenile offending by analyzing the constitutional provision, institutional mechanism and rehabilitation strategies. There are structural inequalities, which increases the children’s vulnerability to a delinquent behaviour. While there are many problems such as lack of funding Limited, mental health services, institutional mechanism which affects their integration. The government has focused on restorative justice, educational programs, vocational training, committee, participation, and welfare schemes, which help in strengthening the implementation and ensuring enclosing rehabilitation to protect the margin children by reducing juvenile delinquency.
References
Ghurye, G. S. (1969). Caste and race in India (5th ed.). Popular Prakashan.
Yengde, S. (2019). Caste matters. Penguin Random House India.
Neki, J. S. (1977). An Indian view of crime and punishment. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 21(3), 279–283.
Singh, A., & Choudhary, A. (2025). From delinquency to despair: The social roots of juvenile crime in India. TIJER – International Research Journal, 12(6).
Ulmer, J. T., & Bradley, M. S. (2019). Criminal justice in Indian Country: A theoretical and empirical agenda. Annual Review of Criminology, 2, 337–357.
Yadav, S. (2023). Comprehensive approaches for addressing juvenile delinquency in India: Causes, consequences, preventive strategies and legal framework. International Journal of Social Science and Human Research, 6(6), 3854–3863.
Mall, P. K. (2026). Historical understanding and constitutional development of freedom of speech and expression under the Indian Constitution. International Journal for Multidisciplinary Research (IJFMR), 8(1).
Barman, M., & Singhal, A. (2026, May 15). Juvenile justice in India: Trends, challenges, and the way forward. Centre for Development of Public Policy (CDPP).
Belwal, A., & Belwal, A. (2016). Juvenile delinquency in India. Bharati Law Review, October–December 2016, 307–317.
Haveripet, P. (2013). Causes and consequences of juvenile delinquency in India. Recent Research in Science and Technology, 5(3), 29–31.
Paranjape, N. V. (1998). Criminology and penology (10th ed.). Central Law Publications.
Singh, A., & Choudhary, A. (2025). From delinquency to despair: The social roots of juvenile crime in India. TIJER – International Research Journal, 12(6).
Agarwal, D. (2018). Juvenile delinquency in India–Latest trends and entailing amendments in Juvenile Justice Act. PEOPLE: International Journal of Social Sciences, 3(3), 1365–1383.
Abhishek, R., & Balamurugan, J. (2024). Impact of social factors responsible for juvenile delinquency: A literature review. Journal of Education and Health Promotion, 13, Article 102.
Gupta, S., & Sagar, R. (2020). Juvenile justice system, juvenile mental health, and the role of MHPs: Challenges and opportunities. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 42(3), 304–310.
Heilbrun, K., Sevin Goldstein, N. E., & Redding, R. E. (Eds.). (2005). Juvenile delinquency: Prevention, assessment, and intervention. Oxford University Press.
Bazemore, G., & Walgrave, L. (Eds.). (1999). Restorative juvenile justice: Repairing the harm of youth crime. Criminal Justice Press. ISBN: 1-881798-13-5.
Singh, N., Sharma, D., Sharma, K., & Gulzar, D. (2026). Underprivileged pathways: The impact of socioeconomic factors on juvenile delinquency in Haryana. Journal of Statistics Applications & Probability, 15(3), 307-317.
Thomas, T. (2020). The juvenile justice system in India: A brief overview (Issue Brief 05.20). Social and Political Research Foundation.
Suchari, A. (2025). Organisations fighting juvenile crime across the globe. Indian Journal of Law and Legal Research, 7(5), 2923–2932
Suchari, A., Verma, R., & Diwakar, N. (2026). Global approaches to juvenile justice: Comparative legal frameworks. International Journal for Legal Research & Analysis (IJLRA), 2(9).
Feld, B. C., & Bishop, D. M. (Eds.). (2012). The Oxford handbook of juvenile crime and juvenile justice. Oxford University Press.
Kumari, V. (2010). The juvenile justice system in India: From welfare to rights (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press.
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2026 The Research Frontline - Journal
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
