A Systemactic Review on Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act , 2012
von Aishwarya Mestry
1. Implementation of POCSO Act
1.1. Simple and Easy Procedures
1.1.1. Protect Identity
1.1.2. Questioning a Child
1.1.3. Support Person
1.2. Legal Procedures
1.2.1. Courts
1.2.2. Public Prosecutor
1.2.3. Compensation
1.3. Support System
1.3.1. Involving Stakeholders
1.3.2. Counselling
1.3.3. Institutional Care
2. Challenges and Controversies
2.1. Process of Redressal
2.1.1. Consent
2.1.2. Examination process
2.1.3. Legal Process
2.1.4. Health Priorities
3. Grey Areas
3.1. Consensual Sex
3.1.1. Major + Minor
3.1.2. Minor + Minor
3.2. Cultural Practices
3.2.1. Child Marriage
3.2.2. Devdasi (Religious Sex Slave)
3.3. Sensitizing Stakeholders
3.3.1. Government
3.3.2. Health Officials
3.3.3. Family/ Community
4. Child Sexual Abuse
4.1. Indicators of CSA
4.1.1. Physical indicators
4.1.2. Behavioral Indicator
4.2. Dynamics of CSA
4.3. Risk factors for Victimization
4.4. Dynamics of disclosure
4.5. Before POCSO Act
4.6. Need for POCSO Act, 2012
5. Features of POCSO Act
5.1. Who is included?
5.2. Circumstances/ Nature of the Act
5.2.1. Severity of the Act
5.2.2. Pornography
5.3. Punishment
5.3.1. Nature of the Abuse
5.4. Process of Redressal
5.4.1. Report-consent
5.4.2. Child Friendly
5.4.3. Jurisdiction