Socialproblems 140204035820 Phpapp02
Socialproblems 140204035820 Phpapp02
Socialproblems 140204035820 Phpapp02
Causes of prostitution
Biological: Sex urge is human being
Socio-Economic: Poverty, Mother’s occupation,
Industrialization, Urbanization,
Lack of family and social control and
Lack of moral teaching.
Causes of females
Economic factor: with out any support
Ignorance: rural girls, employment posts
Unhappy marital relations:
Inordinate sex desire:
Desire for new experience:
Restrictions on widow remarriage:
Devadasi system:
Causes of males
The unmarried persons: leads bachelors to prostitution.
The married person: unsatisfactory marital
relationship, temperamental or cultural differences
between the couple.
The widower or the divorces
TYPES OF PROSTITUTES
The overt prostitute:
Professional registered, unregistered prostitute who live in
brothel houses.
Act as entertainers, supplements to their legitimate
earnings.
Clandestine group:
The occasional prostitute: who alternates periods of reforms
with period of active prostitution.
The incidental prostitute: Inadequate legitimate income, by
the role of sex favour increased income.
Married women occasionally resort to mercenary and
adulterous practices.
Lower status of women which the guardian enters into
agreement with a member for a stipulated period.
Legislation on prostitution
Bombay prevention of prostitution Act 1923,
Madras 1930, Bengal 1933, UP 1933,
Punjab 1935, Bihar 1948, MP 1953.
Suppression of Immoral Act 1956.
Future Programme
Sex education
Employment opportunity for women
Removal of certain social customs
Publicity and propaganda
Delinquency
DELINQUENCY
Juvenile delinquents are simply under-age criminals
constitute crimes when committed by adults.
Between the age group of 7 to 16 or 18 years, as
prescribed by the law of the land.
Definition
According to Reckless (1956), the term ‘juvenile
delinquency’ applies to the “violation of criminal code
and/or pursuit of certain patterns of behaviour
disapproved of for children and young adolescents”.
Nature of Juvenile Delinquents
1. The delinquents rates are much higher among boys
than among girls, that is, girls commit less delinquents
than boys.
2. The delinquents rates tend to be highest during early
adolescence (12-16 yrs age).
3. Juvenile delinquency is more an urban than a rural
phenomenon.
4. Children living with parents and guardians are found
to be more involved in the juvenile crimes.
5. Low educational background is the prime attribute for
delinquency.
6. Poor economic background
1. It is legally forbidden
2. It is intentional
3. It is harmful to society
4. It has criminal objective
5. Some penalty is prescribed for it.
Confinement of Correction of Criminals
Two methods are mainly used in our society in
punishing/treating the criminals.
Imprisonment and release on probation
Prisons
1. Psychological causes:
like relieving tension, depression, removing inhibitions,
satisfying interest, removing boredom, getting kicks,
feeling high and confident, and intensifying perception.
1. Social causes:
Like facilitating social experiences, being accepted by
friends and challenging social values.
1. Physiological cause:
Like increasing sexual experiences, removing pain and
getting sleep.
1. Other cause:
Like improving study, depending self-understanding and
solving personal problems, etc.
Control over Substance Abuse
3. Rehabilitation centre:
Of addicts treated under rehabilitation centers.
4. Counseling
to the Parents:
Communicate with openly with the children, listen to
their problems patiently and teach them how to handle
the problems.
Take interest in children’s activities and their circle of
friends
Set an example for children by not taking drugs or
alcohol.
5. The teachers:
They can discuss dangers of drug abuse with the students