Juvenile Justice

Sakthi – Vidiyal has been involved in strengthening the Juvenile Justice system in Tamilnadu. Its active engagement in campaigns to bring reforms in the Juvenile Justice resulted in the amendment of the Juvenile Justice Act 1986 as Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act, 2000. This brought a big shift in the approach towards the children in conflict with law and children in need of care and protection.

Sakthi – Vidiyal was given the ‘fit institution’ status in 2003 which enabled its operation with a legal mandate. The children in need of care and protection in Madurai and Theni districts are brought to the Reception Unit of Sakthi – Vidiyal for care and protection and further actions.

We got actively involved in training the police personals, members of Child Welfare Committees and personal of various homes run by the Government. In 2009 Mr..Jim Jesudoss served in the evaluation team constituted by the Department of Social Defence and evaluated the Reception Units in four districts of Tamilnadu including Salem, Erode, Dharmapuri and Coimbatore.