The child on the street and the child in conflict with the law are often the same, just seen at different stages of neglect. This isn’t about “bad choices,” it’s about missed protection, weak systems, and delayed intervention.
It’s time we shift the question from “What did the child do?” to “What did we fail to provide?”
https://www.psychologs.com/from-cncp-to-ccl-how-systemic-neglect-pushes-vulnerable-children-into-crime-in-india/
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From CNCP to CCL: How Systemic Neglect Pushes Vulnerable Children into Crime in India
Under Section 2(14), a CNCP includes a child who is "without any home or settled place of abode, found working in contravention of labor laws