CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK OF JUVENILE JUSTICE AND GENDER-BASED CRIMES
AUTHOR – DIVYANSHI SANKHLA* & DR. KRATIKA GUPTA**
* STUDENT AT UNITEDWORLD SCHOOL OF LAW
** ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AT UNITEDWORLD SCHOOL OF LAW
BEST CITATION – DIVYANSHI SANKHLA & DR. KRATIKA GUPTA, CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK OF JUVENILE JUSTICE AND GENDER-BASED CRIMES, INDIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL REVIEW (IJLR), 5 (5) OF 2025, PG. 464-475, APIS – 3920 – 0001 & ISSN – 2583-2344
THEORETICAL AND LEGAL DISCUSSIONS
In the contemporary legal and social discourse, gender-based crimes and juvenile justice are key issues of discussion. Protection of individuals, particularly women and children, against gender-based violence and handling minors in legal difficulty remain crucial human rights issues. A well-rounded legal and policy structure that ensures justice, rehabilitation, and protection of vulnerable persons is necessary because of the interrelation between gender-based crimes and juvenile justice. Gender-related crime and juvenile justice are among the burning issues in contemporary legal and social debate. Protection of individuals, especially women and children, from gender-related violence and the handling of children in legal issues are still major human rights concerns.[1] Due to the interrelatedness of gender-related crimes and juvenile justice, a holistic legal and policy framework that ensures justice, reform, and protection for vulnerable individuals is necessary. While structural inequities, psychological problems, and social conditions often lead to juvenile delinquency, gender-based crimes are a product of institutional defects, patriarchal systems, and deeply embedded cultural norms. Overcoming these problems requires a multidisciplinary approach encompassing legal systems, policing methods, judicial construction, and societal changes (Sheehan, 2018).[2]
[1] A Bose, Juvenile Justice and Legal Frameworks (Oxford University Press 2021).
[2] R Sheehan, Women and Children in the Criminal Justice System (Routledge 2018).