With more and more children
becoming digital citizens, it is not surprising that juvenile cybercrime is on
the rise. The number of Amdavadi teenagers gaining access to computers and
mobile phones has shot up, and it is reflected in the 63 per cent surge in teen
cybercrime registered in a single year! Sexting, visiting porn sites, sharing
nude photographs, illegally downloading music and software are lesser crimes.
Creating fake social media profiles, online bullying, trading porn material,
and computer hacking are harder crimes that draw police attention.
In 2013, 90 cybercrime
cases committed by juveniles were registered.This rose to 147 in 2014. However,
in comparison to 2011, when the number of such cases registered was only 16,
cybercrime committed by juveniles has increased by 800 pc so far.
