INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON JUVENILE CYBER CRIMES AND ITS IMPACT ON INDIAN SOCIETY

Cyber communication is society's newest way to interact. Online social networking websites, text messages and emails provide users with an effective, quick way to communicate with people all over the world. Teens in particular spend hours online every day, on computers or personal electronic devices. Juvenile is a person who is immature and treat them as a child. In legal the age below 18 years where consider as juvenile in the year 2012 Delhi gang rape case they passed the new bill regarding age limit they reduced from 18-16 years. Juvenile offending is participation of illegal behavior at statutory age of minor they were analysis in juvenile court. They are rehabilitated by giving education and counseling in juvenile prison (juvenile home). Cyber crime is one of the major contemporary issues that's is criminal activities done in the internet, computer or by mobile phones. Now a days internet, computer and mobile phone plays major and vital role with everyone mostly children's are addicted towards it. Juvenile and cyber crime is one of the most dangerous issues because juvenile are the one who is going to sustain for the future. So there is a lack of law that's dealing the juveniles in cyber crime. Primarily, cyber-attacks can be found in three forms. First, they attack electronic identity. With use of sophisticated malware tools, they get hold of sensitive personal information available in social media and other shopping websites; they steal credit information or create fake identity in social media. Second, attack on women and minors. Child Pornography is an industry that thrives on the growth of the cyber space. Women and children are most frequently victimised compared to men by sharing obscene pictures or violent videos in virtual world harming their reputation. Youngsters are often lured by hoax messages and fake identities in social media and they fall prey to offenders in cyberspace as well as real world. Third, attack on infrastructures. Infrastructures are often easy targets of the cyber terrorism. These attacks on vital services can paralyse a nation by causing unprecedented impact on economy, health care, military, power and more. The society is changing rapidly but rules and regulation of the law has some change but not more according to newfangled society. Thus Information technology Act, It is the primary law in India dealing with cybercrime and electronic commerce.Amended act in 2008 it was dealing about cyber crime law in section 66 and 67 with punishments and fine.