"Child is Father of Man" -- thus goes the Wordsworthian saying. In fact the future of every society or nation as a whole rests on the shoulders of children. Unfortunately, due to various reasons like illiteracy, poverty and other socio-economic constraints children are deprived of their due rights and they meet abuse, and exploitation. In developing countries and backward society this problem is acute. This book is an effort in the direction of portraying a real portrait of children and crimes against them. The authentic information on many vital issues like -- deprivation, feticide, torture and molestation, physical oppression, protection, laws for safeguarding children etc., are categorically analysed.