A pre experimental study to evaluate the effectiveness of structure teaching programme regarding prevention of juvenile delinquency in terms of knowledge among the primary school teachers in selected schools of District Ludhiana, Punjab

Abstract

Today's children are tomorrow's responsible citizens of the world. There is a great deal of
emphasis of children, these days because of the recognition that a very substantial proportion
of the world population 35-45% constitutes the young children. The future of our country
depends on the mental health of our young people. However, one in 5 children have
emotional and behavioural problem at some point of time in their lives regardless of their
geographical region or socioeconomic status.¹
Youth now a days, regardless of gender, social origin or country of residence, are subject to
individual risks but are also being presented with new individual opportunities- some
beneficial and some potentially harmful. Quite often, advantage is being taken of illegal
opportunities as young people commit various offences, become addicted to drugs and use
violence against their peers.² 2
Most people associate policing with fighting crime. Stories about policing and crime have
always been popular in the news media as well as with novelists, playwrights and film
makers. But these crime stories tend to be sensational. They focus on violent offences;
shooting stabbing, murders, rape and on the behaviour of gangs. In fact most criminal
offending is petty and usually involve in theft of small items or minor acts of vandalism. A
Juvenile Delinquent is a person who is typically under the age of 17 and commits an act that
otherwise would have been charged as a crime if they were adult. Depending on the type and
severity of the offense committed, it is possible for people under 18 to be charged and treated
as adults.³ 3