Mumbai Police

REHABILITION

REHABILITATION OF YOUTH OFFENDERS

OBJECTIVE OF THE PROGRAMME

To identify young offenders and help them
Rehabilitate them selves so that they do not
Revert to the world of crime.

SALIENT FEATURES

An initiative of Crime Branch
Involvement of NGOs
Involvement of other Govt.agencies

TARGET GROUP

Youth between age group 18-21
In the year 2004 there were 4628 youth offenders arrested in substantive cases
However the target group for the project is first Offenders

INVOLVEMENT OF OTHER GOVERNMENT SEMI-GOVERNMENT AND NGOs

Women, child welfare Dept.
B.M.C.
Probation officer.
Khadi & Village Industries
Prayas
Yuwa Privartan
Sathi
Sankalp
Kripa Foundations
To provide support to youth/ first time offenders

ROLE OF NGOs

Train them for self-employment, motivate them to acquire vocational skills

Monitor the progress to ensure that they do not go back to the world of crime.
To facilitate placement and employment of the target group.

ROLE OF CRIME BRANCH (PREVENTIVE)

Liaison with NGOs, target group, other Govt. agencies, & Police Stations,

Monitor the scheme.
Maintain records.

ROLE OF POLICE STATIONS

P.l. Community Police – contact point
To identify and refer youth offenders to NGOs
To monitor their progress
Liaison with Crime Branch

Bharat Petroleum Corporation joins the project and agrees to fund training of youth identified under the scheme and being imparted with professional skills. BPCL places Rs. One lakh at the disposal of Mumbai police for the above purpose for the year 2005.

In the Youth Offenders Rehabilitation Project total 17 youth offenders were completed their professional training in Yuva Parivartan, Kherwadi (NGO).

Till date Bharat Petroleum Corporation paid Rs. 18,185/- for the training of youth offenders.

Forty first time offenders identified by local police stations and being imparted with training skills e.g. motor mechanic, computer, typing , electricians work etc.