Most recently, there have been concerns about juvenile crime and the efficacy and adequacy of the Kenya Criminal Justice System to handle children who conflict with the law. The prevention and control of juvenile offending is best understood as a process consisting of different levels of intervention, including education and prevention at the community level, as well as criminal sanctions and interventions to rehabilitate juvenile offenders and reintegrate them into the community. All these approaches’ effectiveness and adequacy of their intervention mechanisms require a balanced approach that fulfills the rights of the child, reduces recidivism, and is done in the best interest of the child.
