The general objective of the study was to assess the role and contribution of children in conflict with the law care and rehabilitation institution in Addis Ababa in the rehabilitation of children in conflict with the law. To achieve the objectives of the study, qualitative research method was employed through application of interview, FGD and observation. In order to address the research questions, the researcher interviewed 12 employees and three female children under rehabilitation. In addition, three FGDs were conducted that involved 24 male children under rehabilitation during the time of data collection. The researcher employed narrative analysis method to analyze his findings by focusing on the stories and experiences shared by respondents. Even though the care and rehabilitation institution has been trying to cultivate children under its care, by providing them with various services, it is hard to say that it has done to the desired level and quality because of some major limitations. Lack of service guideline; space limitations and the inability to properly manage its man power were found to be among the limitations of the institution. The institution also fails to employ models used for the correction of children in conflict with the law. Children escape from the center in mass was found to be a critical problem of the institution in the current Ethiopian year.rnKey Words: Children in Conflict with the Law, Institution based rehabilitation, Modelsrnof Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation