The greater part of the Juvenile Justice System Act, 2018, which repealed the Juvenile Justice System Ordinance, 2000, deals with the reintegration of the child offenders in society instead of shunning them as an outcaste. Philanthropy can prove helpful in achieving this goal of juvenile justice as demonstrated in the work of Lucy Flower and Julia Lathrop.

Lucy Flower was a renowned American children rights activist who moved to Chicago in 1873, and was instrumental in creation of the juvenile court, along with Julia Lathrop. Their friendship set the stage for a close collaboration between Chicago's philanthropists and the evolving juvenile justice system.

Charity and philanthropy can prove helpful in lessening government's burden in this regard, and can operate in many forms, from the time when children are imprisoned, to when they are out, after being acquitted or completing their sentence; or being released on bail,........

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