chandigarh unaware of the farreaching consequences of their actions more and more youngsters are ending up on the wrong side of law often under the influence of drugs or alcohol worsened by the grotesque images on television juveniles commit crimes that could possibly leave their reputation in tatters and a struggle for a life but not many realize this when they pick that pocket or snatch chains worried about this sudden spurt in crime against and by juveniles and youngsters ut state legal services authority slsa has charted a plan for the coming year wherein school and college students would be educated about their legal rights various acts and repercussions in they are caught aiming to legally empower the young blood the authority would hold a series of seminars and awareness campaigns and also set up a counselling centre where law students would provide free legal assistance to kids and their parents member secretary of the organization manjit singh suller is optimistic awareness about rules and regulations will inculcate the habit of obeying laws in children more and more kids teenagers and youth are involved in petty offences without knowing the consequences he adds the main focus would on right to education and childabuse laws while hearing cases against minors juvenile justice board realized the stark ignorance about legal rights among them emphasizing that legal education move would make a sea of difference to curb crime board member manju bhalla said when we inform kids them about consequences of their action including that if an fir is registered against them they arent eligible for government jobs they immediately express ignorance about law they also get very upset about the possible effects on their career prospects