HEALTH CARE OF JUVENILES: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES IN INDIA

Children are the future of any country. The growth of a country depends upon the development of forthcoming generations. Juveniles are called such children who are less then eighteen years and because of having committed the crime the penal system of the country has decided to let them remain in juvenile care homes and reformation houses. The Indian penology System believes in reformation theory which sets out the principle ‘hate the crime not the criminal' and states that if any person being a juvenile having committed any wrong act or crime or omission of any act then we should try to mould and deviate him from repeating the same or indulging in any crime again. Such sick persons should be motivated in imparting personality development programme and career build up schemes. Prisons, reformation homes are not providing the bed of roses. There are lots of challenges come before the detainees to tackle and consequently keep the adverse effect on the lives of concerned persons. Though, there are various laws and rights to protect them but what is the practical availability of such laws. It is proclaimed that Juvenile centres, reformation homes & prisons will try to reform persons, detained therein but there are various instances to show that their tyranny is increased which is causing danger to their physical & mental health. To analyze the situation is the whole objective of the research paper under study.