Under the Age of 16
Did you know that….
There are around 29 million juvenile crime cases reported every year in India.
Furthermore,
30.9 per cent of those surveyed by the Juvenile Justice Boards were between the ages of 12 and 16, while 2.5 per cent were between the ages of 7 and 12.
In majority of the cases, the children don’t talk to their relatives and families about their problems and have an introverted behavior.
Additionally, many of them belong to families living in poverty and broken homes and have ended up having psychological issues that affect their lives severely.
Organizations such as UNICEF work towards various ways of ensuring child safety, some of which play a part in resolving problems faced by youth in a similar criteria.
UNICEF collaborates with governments to better public service and fight against harmful neglect and work with communities to promote safer environments which will help many at-risk children to better their life.
There have been many times juvenile offenders have been able to turn their lives around. From taking lives to saving them, working honest jobs and helping those in need.
Their achievements tells us that it is not impossible to change the mindsets of this youth. Many such people have greatly suffered being victims of domestic violence and mental insecurity as a result of which, their decisions were taken.
The crowds of everyday society are role models to vulnerable children. The success stories of these people prove that it is not impossible for them to evolve with a little help from us.