Superintendent of Police at State Crime Record Bureau IPS Nilesh Anand Bharne pointed out major causes of rising juvenile delinquency and gave tips for keeping effective check on it. He advised the students to make friends after thorough scrutiny.
Bharne, who gave tips to the students of Class IX to XII at Scholars Home about different courses available after 10+2, threw light on causes of rise juvenile delinquency and measures to check them before discussing the courses at length with them.
In his address, he suggested them to be very careful in making friends since they have great influence on them. The good peer group always helps in studies and help in doing well and achieving the goal. On the contrary, bad peer group spoils their career.
He also gave some tips to parents as well as teachers for keeping dissatisfaction away from the children since it was proven fact now that dissatisfaction was one of the major causes of rise in juvenile delinquency. “Give your child proper affection, talk to him properly and don’t scold him if he doesn’t score well in exams since it may lead to dissatisfaction that may provoke the child for delinquent acts. So, focus on keeping dissatisfaction away from child,” Bharne said.
“The teachers have great role in shaping future of the children. Apart from delivering lectures, the teachers should also keep an eye on students’ behavior. In case of noticing any change, they should try to know the reason by talking to the student,” he said, adding that it would apprise the teacher of the root cause that provoked child for delinquent act.
He further said the parents must be vigilant about different kind of activities their child involved. They must know what kind of literature their child was going through. The parents, after noticing changes in behavior of their child, should encourage him to talk about and admit the existence of anti-social existence. The children should be encouraged to moral stories.
Bharne also gave tips to the students about different courses available for them after 10+2 and what he should to materialize their dreams. He also apprised the students of way to prepare for the civil service examination. The officer also suggested some books comprising comprehensive information about different courses available to the students of art, science and commerce stream.
He encouraged the students with his motivational lecture saying that all of them have immense potential which they could utilise to achieve their goal.