Any offence against a juvenile is now cognisable. This will enable the police authority to take cognisance to such offence seriously and would also result in appreciable reduction in such offence against children; Special Juvenile Police units will be set up under the new Act, which will enable trained police personnel to perform their functions more effectively while handling children; Role of voluntary organizations and local authorities has been specified for involving them at various stages for handling and rehabilitating children.
Les organisations bénévoles se sont vu attribuer un rôle spécifique dans l'ensemble du processus de prise en charge et du reclassement de ces enfants, qui va jusqu'à leur donner la possibilité de créer elles-mêmes divers types de foyers.