Juvenile is a term connected with young people who are not yet adults and silly and more typical of a child than an adult. Juvenile delinquent means and includes a young person who is not yet adult and who is guilty of committing a crime. It was William Coxson who in 1484, used the term ‘delinquent’ to describe a person found guilty of customary offence. In simpler words it may be said that delinquency is a form of behavior or deviation from the generally accepted norms of conduct in the society. Juvenile delinquency simply means the offence committed by youthful offender under a particular age limit and, for Bangladesh, all offenders who are under 18 years old will be treated as Juvenile delinquents. But, there is no criminal liability for a child under the age of 9
