Impact of Preliminary Assessment Under the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015: A Legal Analysis
Author: Priya Mewari1 & Prof. (Dr.) A.K. Pant2
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64880/theresearchdialogue.v5i1.62
ABSTRACT
Children are the future of each and every country/state and simultaneously vulnerable in approach therefore their interests must be protected in each way. The juvenile justice act came in light to provide for restorative justice/reformative justice instead of punitive one. For a long tenure of decades the juveniles were being tried as adult in absence of legal framework to this regard. However the Act no. 2 of 2016 covers over the lacunas in trying juveniles after preliminary assessment of a child in conflict with law who has committed heinous offence and is between the ages of 16-18 years.
The present paper focuses on preliminary assessment and cognitive capacity of a juvenile subject to Act no. 2 of 2016 and further prepares a draft of comparative analysis between U. S., the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) of 1974 and Act no. 2 of 2016 in respect of preliminary assessment of juveniles by the competent authority such as JJB in India.
Keywords: – Juvenile, restorative justice, reformative justice, cognitive capacity, child in conflict with law, delinquency.
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Priya Mewari1 & Prof. (Dr.) A.K. Pant2, “Impact of Preliminary Assessment Under the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015: A Legal Analysis” The Research Dialogue, Open Access Peer-reviewed & Refereed Journal, Pp-622–629, Volume-05, Issue-01, April-2026, https://theresearchdialogue.com/
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