A survey has revealed that three out of every five families whose children are involved in criminal activities are victims of domestic violence. The activists working to check this problem want a multifaceted approach to tackle it.
According to a worker of childline, traumatic women of domestic violence usually leave their kids unattended and subsequently the kids nurture the tendency to leave home.
“This is the trend in Shillong, and domestic violence emanates from alcoholism,” stated the childline worker. Jasmine Lyngdoh, in her elaboration on juvenile crimes termed early and unprepared parenting as another reason for juvenile crime.
“Some girls give birth to children much before they realize the duty of a mother and in course of time neglect the parenting duties”, stated Lyngdoh, adding, “Delinquency crops up when the children are deprived of proper guidance”.
Another reason for juvenile crimes is poverty. In Shillong, poverty-stricken families allow their children to indulge in pick-pocketing or stealing in order to feed the family. This is because either the father leaves to care for them or he is an alcoholic with no work.
Astonishingly, the survey reveals that parents allow their children to consume ‘dendrite’ as a way to make them work without any complaint.
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