JUVENILES AND HEINOUS CRIMES IN INDIA -- WITH REFERENCE TO RECENT TRENDS [ ]


The incidence of juveniles being booked for heinous crimes, including murder and rape, in TamilNadu is growing and the law enforcement agencies are not very much concerned about the issue .Counsellors working in the field and other experts say one probable reason why many juveniles end up committing serious offences could be that they are not capable of accepting failure This paper tries to review the present conditions with regard to Juveniles Crimes in Tamilnadu one of the,states of India and measures to be taken immediately for the welfare of the Juveniles as well as the Society as a whole.