IMPACT OF MEDIA AND GLOBALIZATION ON JUVENILE CRIME IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY: A STUDY OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH

Mass media and globalization play a crucial role in shaping contemporary societies by accelerating the exchange of ideas, culture, information, and technology. Media platforms such as the internet and television have significantly contributed to the process of globalization, bringing about an informational revolution that has transformed social life. While globalization has led to greater awareness, exposure, and development, it has also produced several adverse social consequences. In states like Arunachal Pradesh, where tribal communities traditionally lived in close harmony with nature and maintained strong cultural values, the impact of media-driven globalization has been particularly profound. The increasing exposure to dominant global and Western cultures through mass media has influenced the lifestyles, aspirations, and value systems of young people. This rapid cultural transition has weakened traditional social controls, community bonds, and indigenous moral frameworks that once guided juvenile behaviour. As a result, juveniles are increasingly exposed to violent content, consumerism, substance use, and deviant role models through media, which may contribute to rising tendencies of aggression, delinquency, and juvenile crime.This paper examines both the positive and negative impacts of media and globalization, with special emphasis on their role in influencing juvenile behavior and contributing to juvenile delinquency. By focusing on Arunachal Pradesh,the study highlights how the erosion of traditional culture, language, and craftsmanship combinedwith unregulated media exposure - has created new social challenges for youth in a rapidly globalizing society.