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Juvenile Delinquency: Root of the problem needs to be addressed instead of the punishment

Juvenile Delinquency: Root of the problem needs to be addressed instead of the punishment

It's been four years since the gangrape (and the eventual death) of the New Delhi paramedical student. Juvenile justice laws in India have garnered considerable scrutiny ever since, given that one of the accused was a juvenile. He was given a lenient sentence of spending three years in a juvenile home, due to his young age.

(This article was first published on FirstPost on 11th January, 2017)