Juvenile Delinquency System: A Comparative Analysis of India and United States of America

Crime is a crime, it doesn’t matter if a major commits it or a minor. Juvenile delinquency which has become a major concern in India, and where the crimes done by the minor that is children below the age of 18 have been increased drastically during the years. The criminal acts done by the minors have become a major problem and are becoming a serious concern day by day. The children’s are seen as the future generation of the society, and there is a notion that the minds of these children are not aware as to what act amounts to criminal act and thus the punishments given to the offense committed by the children is comparatively less than to that of a major. The children are used as a tool to meet the criminal needs as they are being not given very harsh punishment. The Indian justice system has been kind towards these minors as giving them harsh punishment may destroy their lives. This article seeks to draw a comparison between the juvenile justice system of India and the juvenile justice system of United states of America. The comparison mainly focuses on the development of the juvenile justice system in United states of America and how India has to come a long way in its developments, and how the system has to make improvements in order to not see this kind of crimes. This article seeks to present the level of punishment that are been awarded to the criminals and also seeks to present the various measures taken by the judges, law committees, and the Government in order to tackle this issue and so see as to how this can be reduced. Nevertheless, why juvenile delinquency should be considered as a very serious topic has been said through this article, which will have a better country.