Department of Women and Children Development and Social Security in collaboration with UNICEF and Jharkhand legal Services Authority organised a workshop on effective implementation of Juvenile Justice Act provision in Jharkhand concluded on Sunday.
Principal Magistrates of Juvenile Justice Board, social workers, members of the JJ Board and legal cum probation officers working under District Child Protection Society from all the districts of the State and police officers participated in the two day workshop.
The concluding session was addressed by High Court Judge Justice DN Patel. He emphasised on working of JJB and lPO in a time-bound manner and the Social Investigation Reports must be submitted to JJB in time. “The focus should be that the child in conflict with law should not be re-offending and they must be socially rehabilitated. All the children in conflict with law must be produced before the Juvenile Justice Board by the police,” stressed Justice Patel.
Mr Suman Chandra, Senior legal Services Counsellor at Juvenile Justice Board on the panel of Delhi State legal Services Authority and Dr Mohua Nigudkar, Professor Tata Institute of Social Science, Mumbai were the key resource persons.
Dr Mohua emphasised on preventing children from becoming children in conflict with law, identify and address their vulnerabilities. Dr Alka Nizami took a session on understanding child psychology and dealing with children.
Ravindra Prasad Singh, Director Department of Women and Child Development and Social Security welcomed the participants and said that it is important for the key stakeholders JJB Principal Magistrate, Social Workers, lPOs and Police to come together at one platform.
Priti srivastava, Child Protection Officer emphasised on the objectives of the workshop and how to translate the learning from the two day capacity building workshop into practice in mainstreaming children in conflict with law. Objective of the workshop wasto sensitise the participants of the importance of juvenile justice system in mainstreaming children in conflict apart from helping participants in understanding the provisions under the JJ Act and State Rules and their respective role.
In addition some of the good case studies or practices by JJB and lPOs across the country were shared to enable the participants to learn how their functioning can be translated into action. Besides, it was also to facilitate the participants to develop strategy and plan of action to mainstream children in conflict with law with respect to timely disposal of case, other necessary follow up, disposal of pending cases and their rehabilitation so that the child do not re-offend.
Naveent Kuman, Member Secretary JHAlSA, Rajesh Kumar, Deputy Secretary JHAlSA, Bimal Kumar Samantaray Consultant DWCD were also present in the
workshop.