A number of professors from the department of sociology at the College of Education for Women, accompanied by some postgraduate students have paid a scientific visit to the School of Rehabilitation of Boys in Tobji, Baghdad that is related to the Department of Juvenile Reform at the ministry of justice. The program of the visit included a meeting with the first social official during which he provided a brief overview of the nature of the place and confirmed that the house hosts convicts of juveniles filed with moral crimes as well as fugitives from their families as a result of family disintegration and depositors in cases of begging, trafficking in human organs and drug trafficking, he also stated that the ages of applicants range from (15-22) years and in the case of reaching the legal age, most of them are transferred to adult prison, most of whom are more than (250) Under (18) years of age, pointing out that the cases received are referred to them by the investigating judge who transfers them to the house and distributes them to specific sections depending on age and physical type.
It is not according to the type of crime to ensure harmony and stability between them and reduce the severity of quarrels and conflicts that may occur, adding that the presence of the majority of applicants currently in the house is mainly due to the weakness of socialization and family disintegration and divorces or the imprisonment of a parent or because of the poverty experienced by families, which drives children to practice begging and theft. The official also mentioned that there are a number of programs dedicated to professional learning crafts, especially (blacksmithing and sewing) and acquiring technical and practical skills, including a speeding education program and a mentoring program by specialized researchers and a program to follow up the behaviors and behaviors of the event throughout the day through surveillance cameras.
