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This research examines the coexistence of reformation and punishment within India’s juvenile justice system.

Between reform and retribution: Navigating ambiguity in India's juvenile justice system

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Qualitative research explores reformation and punishment in India's juvenile justice system, indicating complex dynamics of care and control.

This research examines the coexistence of reformation and punishment within India’s juvenile justice system.
Semi-structured interviews with members of the juvenile justice board in Uttar Pradesh.
Analysis of treatment paradoxes for youth offenders.
Focus on everyday juvenile justice practices and their complexities.
Rehabilitation often merges with coercive practices like institutionalization and family separation.
Care and control are intertwined in how juvenile offenders are treated.
Challenges assumptions that rehabilitation and punishment are separate concepts.

Munshi et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Qualitative research explores reformation and punishment in India's juvenile justice system, indicating complex dynamics of care and control.