Between reform and retribution: Navigating ambiguity in India's juvenile justice system
Published online on May 06, 2026
Abstract
Punishment & Society, Ahead of Print.
The juvenile justice policy in India emphasizes a rehabilitative and reformatory approach towards youth offenders. In practice, however, these ideals coexist with punitive interventions. Existing scholarship traces the system's evolution from a welfare-...
The juvenile justice policy in India emphasizes a rehabilitative and reformatory approach towards youth offenders. In practice, however, these ideals coexist with punitive interventions. Existing scholarship traces the system's evolution from a welfare-...