Question

What do we call under the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 a community based facility for children in need of residential support on short term basis with the objective of protecting such children from abuse or weaning them, or keeping them away from a life on the streets? A. Fit Facility, B. Open Shelter, C. Place of Safety, D. Children's Home, E. Juvenile Home. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• A. A, B, C and D are correct
• B. A, B and C are correct
• C. Only B is correct
• D. Only E is correct

Hint:

Under the Juvenile Justice Act, a short-term community-based residential support facility for children is called an Open Shelter.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Concept: The Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 provides different kinds of institutions and facilities for children in need of care and protection and children in conflict with law.

Step 1: Understand the description given in the question.
The question describes a community-based facility for children needing short-term residential support. The aim is to protect children from abuse, wean them away from harmful circumstances, or keep them away from street life. \[ \text{Short-term community-based support} \Rightarrow \text{Open Shelter} \]

Step 2: Identify the correct term.
Under the Juvenile Justice framework, this description matches an Open Shelter. \[ B = \text{Open Shelter} \]

Step 3: Reject other options.
A Children's Home, Place of Safety or Fit Facility has different purposes and legal functions. The exact definition in the question is not Juvenile Home. Therefore, only B is correct.