Study of Juvenile Prisoners in Borstal Jail Bahawalpur

Abstract

The study aims to ascertain the nature and reasons for crime by juveniles in the borstal institute and juvenile jail in Bahawalpur. There are inadequate jails for juveniles in Punjab province. The data was collected from the borstal institute and juvenile jail in Bahawalpur. The results manifest the particular age group involved in crimes which are of course different. It is pertinent to investigate factors which motivate juveniles to the crime. The system of the reformation of juvenile offenders is also discussed in this research. The findings are the number of offenders who have opted for education and the number of people who adopted professionals and technical training in the last part of the study. The success rate of formal and informal education is determined. The findings of this study also include the psychological factors of juveniles committing a crime. The research recommends the reformations in policy measures of jail and to bring more change in the reformation of juveniles for their rehabilitation and their reintegration into society