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    Crime against children refers to offenses where a victim is under 18 years old. According to UNICEF and WHO, violence against children includes physical, mental and sexual abuse, neglect, and exploitation. It occurs in various settings like homes, schools, and online, and can have lifelong health impacts. Several international agreements like the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child require countries to implement measures protecting children from violence.

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    Unit – II

    Topic-
    Crime Against
    Children
    Generally, the offences committed against
    children or the crimes in which children are the
    victims are considered as crime against children.

    According to UNICEF violence against children can


    be “physical and mental abuse and injury,
    neglect or negligent treatment, exploitation and
    sexual abuse. Violence may take place in homes,
    school, orphanages, residential care facilities,
    on the street, in the workplace, in prisons and in
    places of detention”
    An offence committed on a victim under the age
    of 18 years is considered as crime against
    children for the purpose of analysis in this
    chapter.

    Violence against children includes all forms of


    violence against people under 18 years old,
    whether perpetrated by parents or other
    caregivers, peers, romantic partners, or
    strangers

    Violence against children has lifelong impacts on


    health and well-being of children, families,
    communities, and nations.
    Physical Abuse Emotional Abuse

    Neglect/Negligent
    Sexual Abuse
    Treatment

    Exploitation
    DEFINITION OF CHILD

    Art. 1 of CRC 1989- “For the purposes of the


    present Convention, a child means every
    human being below the age of eighteen
    years unless under the law applicable to
    the child, majority is attained earlier.”
    SOME INTERNATIONAL
    INSTRUMENTS
    Convention on the Rights of Child, 1989

    Recognizing that exploitation of children is universal,


    mainly due to the subordinate status, immaturity and
    vulnerability of children.

    Art.19-The States are bound to take all appropriate


    legislative, administrative, social and educational
    measures to protect the child from all forms of
    physical or mental violence, injury or abuse, neglect
    or negligent treatment, maltreatment or exploitation,
    including sexual abuse, while in the care of parents,
    legal guardians or any other person who has the care
    of the child
    WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
    Recognizing that Violence against children has
    lifelong impacts on health and well-being of
    children, families, communities, and nations.

    A May 2016 World Health Assembly resolution


    endorsed the first ever WHO Global plan of
    action on strengthening the role of the
    health system within a national multi-
    sectoral response to address interpersonal
    violence, in particular against women and
    girls, and against children.
     Monitoring the global magnitude and characteristics of violence
    against children and supporting country efforts to document and
    measure such violence.
     Maintaining an electronic information system that summarizes the
    scientific data on the burden, risk factors and consequences of
    violence against children, and the evidence for its preventability.
     Developing and disseminating evidence-based technical guidance
    documents, norms and standards for preventing and responding to
    violence against children.
     Regularly publishing global status reports on country efforts to
    address violence against children through national policies and
    action plans, laws, prevention programmes and response services.
     Supporting countries and partners in implementing evidence-based
    prevention and response strategies for ending violence against
    children.
     Collaborating with international agencies and organizations to
    reduce and eliminate violence against children globally, through
    initiatives such as the Global Partnership to End Violence against
    Children, Together for Girls and the Violence Prevention Alliance.

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