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    Juvenile delinquency in Pakistan deals with crimes committed by children under the age of 18. The minimum age of criminal responsibility in Pakistan is 7 years old. There are many causes of juvenile delinquency in Pakistan, including parental alcoholism, poverty, family breakdown, unemployment, peer pressure, and illiteracy. According to a 2012 report, there were between 1,500 and 2,000 juveniles imprisoned in Pakistan, though the actual number may be higher since pre-trial detentions are not included. Punjab province only has two juvenile jails, which is insufficient for the number of juvenile criminals. Offenders are produced by society, not born, so countries should focus on poverty reduction and education to reduce juvenile

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    Juvenile delinquency in Pakistan deals with crimes committed by children under the age of 18. The minimum age of criminal responsibility in Pakistan is 7 years old. There are many causes of juvenile delinquency in Pakistan, including parental alcoholism, poverty, family breakdown, unemployment, peer pressure, and illiteracy. According to a 2012 report, there were between 1,500 and 2,000 juveniles imprisoned in Pakistan, though the actual number may be higher since pre-trial detentions are not included. Punjab province only has two juvenile jails, which is insufficient for the number of juvenile criminals. Offenders are produced by society, not born, so countries should focus on poverty reduction and education to reduce juvenile

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    Juvenile delinquency in Pakistan deals with crimes committed by children under the age of 18. The minimum age of criminal responsibility in Pakistan is 7 years old. There are many causes of juvenile delinquency in Pakistan, including parental alcoholism, poverty, family breakdown, unemployment, peer pressure, and illiteracy. According to a 2012 report, there were between 1,500 and 2,000 juveniles imprisoned in Pakistan, though the actual number may be higher since pre-trial detentions are not included. Punjab province only has two juvenile jails, which is insufficient for the number of juvenile criminals. Offenders are produced by society, not born, so countries should focus on poverty reduction and education to reduce juvenile

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    Juvenile delinquency in Pakistan

    Asim Rafique

    The juvenile justice system was introduced in the state of Illinois for the first time in 1899. Since
    1995, the ratio of juvenile crime in the various countries of Eastern Europe have increased by
    more than 30 percent regarding drug abuse and alcohol consumption.

    According to “The Juvenile Justice System Ordinance, 2000” a ‘Child’ means a person who at the
    time of the committing of an offence is not yet eighteen years old. This law also provides
    protection to accused children from the death penalty. The word “delinquency” has been
    extracted from the Latin word ‘delinquere’ which means to leave or to abandon.

    Juvenile delinquency is the beginning of criminal elements in the society. Children of every state
    are known as its backbone. Every country or state should take care of its youth as it is a natural
    resource to recognize, establish and develop the state. Likewise, increase in the literacy rate of
    juveniles is an important factor for development. To reduce the rate of delinquency it is
    necessary that juveniles are the priority of the country.

    Juvenile justice in Pakistan deals with crimes committed by Pakistani children. The minimum age
    for criminal responsibility in Pakistan is seven years. Section 83 of the Pakistan Penal Code 1860
    also protects the rights of children. There are various causes of juvenile delinquency namely;
    parental alcoholism, poverty, breakdown of the family, overcrowding, abusive conditions at
    home, death of parents during armed conflicts, unemployment, injustice, absence of
    appropriate laws, gambling, running away from home, lack of attention by elders, addiction,
    peer pressure, illiteracy, electronic media, and discord between siblings count as a few.

    According to report of Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC) 2012, there
    were 1500 to 2000 juveniles imprisoned in Pakistan and under trial that are not included in this
    figure. In Punjab province, there are just 2 juvenile jails one in Faisalabad and one in Bahawalpur
    which are insufficient for the number of juvenile criminals in the country.

    Offenders are not born but are produced by the society. Children are known as the future
    leaders of a state. Poverty and illiteracy are the main causes of juvenile delinquency.

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