EVALUATING STUDY OF OBSERVATION-CUM-SPECIAL HOMES OF HIMACHAL PRADESH WITH RESPECT TO EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL FACILITIES

The purpose of this present paper is to investigate the various facilities provided to juvenile delinquents who were residing within Observation-cum-Special Homes of Himachal Pradesh. There are only two observation-cum-special homes in Himachal Pradesh. For conducting the investigation survey study method was used. Only those juveniles were taken for study, which has completed more than three months with in the Observation-cum-special homes. The sample of the present study has been taken from the both Observation-cum-Special homes i.e. 60 juvenile delinquents who have resided within these Homes more than three months. The data gathered for this study was collected by the self developing questionnaires. The data was analyzed by employing frequency and percentage analysis. It was revealed by the juvenile delinquents of both homes that there is lack of subject wise teaching staff, vocational staff and also there are many issues explained in detail in this paper.