ECHO Center for Juvenile Justice ECHO- Empowerment of Children and Human Rights Organization was established in the year 2000 with the Vision of Empowering children in difficult Circumstances by Ensuring Human Rights and Dignity.
ECHO S EXPERIENCE IN TREATMENT OF CHILDREN IN CONFLICT WITH LAW INCLUDING REHABILITATION AND REINTEGRATION MEASURES DR. Antony Sebastion O.Pream Phd. MA (NL)LL.B, DLL & LW, DL & SJ Member JJB, Bangalore, Executive Director ECHO-Center for Juvenile Justice Bangalore, INDIA.
OBJECTIVES OF JJ ACT 2000 Juvenile Justice System in India aims at the best interest of the children by adopting the child friendly approaches for the rehabilitation keeping in view the developmental needs of the children. Social reintegration of child victims to the extent possible without judicial proceedings. Preamble, JJ Act 2000 The early intervention helps the most for the rehabilitation and reintegration
ADJUDICATION OF JUVENILE JUSTICE IN INDIA [ JJA.2000 ]
ECHO S S ADDITIONAL INTERVENTION STRATEGIES FOR REHAB. AND REINTE ECHO TH ECHO REHAB. CENTRE GROUP FOSTER HOME RE- INTEGRATION Special Home
Special Juvenile Police Unit (SJPU) 1 st ever SJPU in India initiated by ECHO JJB/CWC Legal Assistance Release Social Investigation Report Home visits Case studies ECHO s Work with Govt Institutions Observation/JH Home Case study Home visit Counseling Help desk Legal Assistance Release Follow up
Govt. Special Home Managed by ECHO Life orientation, career guidance Personality development programs Yoga and meditation Counseling and guidance Therapeutic treatment-dance, music and theatre art Formal and non-formal education Karnataka open school (KOS-Direct 10th Exams) Vocational training, computer skills Farming Life skills Bala Panchayat
ECHO s ADDITIONAL INTERVENTION STRATEGIES Transitional Home Bangalore/Mysore/Cochin A home established for the reformative programmes of the children in conflict with law and care & Protection Rehabilitation Center A center established for the total rehabilitation in terms of education, vocational Trainings, job placements of the children Life orientation, career guidance Personality development programs Yoga and meditation Counseling and guidance Therapeutic treatment-dance, music and theatre art Formal and non-formal education Karnataka open school (KOS-Direct 10th Exams) Vocational training, ITI, Tailoring, Screen-Printing, Driving Life skills Bala Panchayat Money management, etc
Innovative programs of ECHO Formal and Non Formal Education TRAFFIC POLICE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR ) Non Institutional care and protection for girls 104 beneficiaries through this program from JH, OH 150 children are undergoing education this year- primary, higher secondary and KOS Some other are undergoing UG in famous universities in Bangalore TPAP is one of the rehabilitative programs & is initiated by ECHO, in cooperation with Department of Police Aims! Juvenile delinquents into responsible member of society Earlier lawbreakers become law enforcers & earn their own living Research on Juvenile Delinquency Completed the case studies of 2500 cases Completed 50 personal interviews FGM with NGOs, Police, Department people Will get over in 3 months
ECONOMICAL ECONOMICAL EMPOWERMENT EMPOWERMENT- IS INTEGRAL INTEGRAL PART OF REHABILITATION. REHABILITATION. Family reintegration Job Placement as Empowerment Process Follow up monitors monitors their their well well - ECHO ECHO regularly regularly being being Learning Learning hospitality hospitality while while serving serving Back Back to to the the main main stream stream
Innovative programs of ECHO Group Foster Home towards independence GFH is one of the innovative program of the organization for the children who are about to complete the rehabilitation period AWARENESS PROGRAM, BALA MELA A day of joy and festivity for less privileged children -An annual event, Shaped into a movement towards child s self-respect and determination ECHO-Theatre Parivarthan as means of Rehab& Awareness Providing rented house facilities to the job placed inmates They prepare their meal together, share the monthly expenses Participate in household chores as like in the regular home They visit their family They show interest to go back to the family or it may be vice versa at this junction Performed in different states, Colleges, schools Govt. institutions
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A TYPICAL EXAMPLE OF REINTEGRATION TO SOCIETY As TPA Boy Marriage Invitation of the boy With wife and child As Special Home House Father Reintegrated!
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