Providing Employment Opportunities To Juveniles Can Help Curb Crime: CJI

Cuttack: Providing employment opportunities to juveniles can help in curbing crime and other offences committed by them and also enhance their self confidence, said Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra.

Attending the state level conference on ‘Juvenile Justice: Issues and Challenges at Judicial Academy in Cuttack on Sunday’, Misra emphasised that family, NGOs and the other concerned authorities should be involved in rehabilitation of the juvenile offenders to help them join the social mainstream.”

Chief Justice of Orissa High Court Justice Vineet Saran, who also graced the occasion, threw light on the rules and regulations of Juvenile Justice Act. He asked the police personnel to implement the act effectively to check crimes against children.