The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (Pocso), 2012
The Precincts of the Law and Judicial Expositions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22169609 |
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| Authors | Rakesh Kumar Handa (0000-0002-4757-6846, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, corresponding author), Shivani Goswami (Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 191-204 |
| Publication date | 2024-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Victimology and Victim Justice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2516-6069 • E-ISSN: 2516-6077 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/25166069241289287 |
| OpenAlex | W4404704791 |
| Language | EN |
The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, is aimed to safeguard minor(s), who is less than 18 years old, from crimes involving sexual assault, harassment, pornographic and to offer a minor, a congenial legal system for cases involving such wrongdoings. The ‘best interest of the child’ premise is given first priority, and it also aims to protect minors throughout the entire court procedure. This 2012 Act is a law that does not differentiate between genders. It safeguards all minors from sexual abuse. This research article is an attempt to analyse critically the findings and suitability of the POCSO Act and extract the limitations and suggestions to overcome such limitations for the protection and betterment of the minor
Criminology · Environmental health · Harassment · Poison control · Political science · Premise · Sexual abuse · Suicide prevention · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Law · Legal Issues in South Africa · Medicine · Multicultural Socio-Legal Studies · Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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