Fundamental Principle of JJ Act: "Principle of Positive Measures"

There are 16 fundamental principles in the Juvenile & Justice Act (JJ Act).  

Principle of Positive measures: All resources are to be mobilized including those of family and community, for promoting the well-being, facilitating development of identity and providing an inclusive and enabling environment, to reduce vulnerabilities of children and the need for intervention under this Act.

The Principle of Positive Measures has three expectations and two goals they are as follows:

1. PROMOTING the well-being

2. FACILITATING Development of identity

3. PROVIDING an inclusive and enabling environment

Before we go learn about the goals of this principle, it is important to learn that these expectations and goal ought to be achieved through mobilizing ALL the resources including those of family and community.  When the principle says that "All the resources including those of family and communities", who else can you think being left out?  How about the Government?  So, in extending the positive support to a child to achieve the expected outcomes and the goals, we ought not to leave anyone out but include them all.     

Now, coming to long term goal of this principle, it is to reduce two things and they are as follows:

1. REDUCE vulnerabilities of children

2. REDUCE the need for intervention under this Act

Can you think of any positive measures that you can implement in your community?  Don't forget to write your thoughts below in the comments section.

At the Hope House, we implement a project precisely on the this principle called FLYTE (Financial literacy & Life skills among Youth through Training and Empowerment).