 Pre-natal: i.

ovum- first two weeks after conception

ii. embryo- 2nd week to the 2nd month
iii. fetus- 2nd month to birth
 Infancy - 2nd week after birth
 Babyhood - 2nd week to the 2nd year
 Childhood: i. early childhood - 2yrs. to 6yrs. (Preschool)
ii. late childhood - 6yrs. To 12yrs. (Elementary)
 Puberty - end of childhood
 Adolescence: i. early adolescence- from puberty to 17yrs.
ii. late adolescence- from 17yrs. to 21yrs.
 Adulthood - 21 to 40yrs.
 Middle age - 40 to 60yrs.
 Old age - 60 yrs. and above
 A person under the age of majority

A person below eighteen years of age or above eighteen

but who cannot fully manage him/herself
DELINQUENT DELINQUENCY

person who repeatedly a repeated acts or violation

commits an act that is against the norms or
against the norms or mores set by the society
mores observed by the
society
Juvenile Delinquent Juvenile Delinquency

Child in conflict with the An act that is considered a

law crime in the legal codes
and is committed by a
A child who is alleged as, juvenile or person below
accused of, or adjudge as, the age of majority
having committed an
offense
Measure of incidence Prevalence measure

concept that will tell us concept that will tell us

HOW MUCH of the WHAT PROPORTION of
BEHAVIOR is a POPULATION is
OCCURING INVOLVED in the
activity
  SELF-REPORT
MEASURES  SELF-REPORT OF
severity level of delinquent VICTIMIZATION
acts from individual Access the level of
respondent victimization in a
 OFFICIAL ARREST population
DATA
data collected that come
from the attention of
authorities
STATUS OFFENSE

Any conduct which  Drunkenness or drinking

discriminate only against liquor
a child and not be  Smoking
considered an offense or  Gambling
not penalized when  Curfew violation
committed by an adult  Running away from
home
 Truancy
Breed vs. Jones Truancy

A US court decision where is any intentional

it held that juveniles can unauthorized absence
not be tried when from compulsory
acquitted in juvenile court schooling
then tried again in adult
criminal court.
Vandalism Graffiti

Ruthless destruction or is writing or drawings

spoiling of anything scribbled, scratched or
beautiful or venerable. The sprayed illicitly on a wall or
term includes criminal other surface in a public
damage such as graffiti and place
defacement directed
towards a property without
the permission of the
owner
Defacement
refers to marking or
removing the part of an
object designed to hold the
viewers attention
Bail
refers to the security given for
the release of the person
in custody of the law,
furnished by him/her or a
bondsman, to
guarantee his/her
appearance before any court.
Bail may be
given in the form of
corporate security, property
bond, cash
deposit, or recognizance.
Intervention
refers to a series of activities which
are designed
to address issues that caused the
child to commit an offense.
It may take the form of an
individualized treatment program
which may include counseling,
skills training, education, and
other activities that will
enhance his/her psychological,
emotional and psycho-social
well-being.
Diversion
refers to an alternative, child-
appropriate process of
determining the
responsibility and treatment of
a child in conflict
with the law on the basis of
higher social, cultural,
economic,
psychological or educational
background without resorting
to
formal court proceedings
Diversion Program Restorative Justice
refers to the program that
the child in refers to a principle which
conflict with the law is
requires a
required to undergo after
process of resolving
he/she is
found responsible for an conflicts with the
offense without resorting to maximum involvement of
formal the victim, the offender
court proceedings. and the community
CHILD AT RISK Due to any of the
following circumstances

 being abused
 being exploited sexually or
Child who is economically
 being abandoned or neglected
vulnerable to and  coming from a dysfunctional or
at the risk of broken family
 being out of school
committing  being a street child

criminal offense  being member of a gang

 living in a community with a high
level of criminality or drug abuse
 living in situations of armed
conflicts
Inadequate family Anti-social family

characterized by the those that espouses

inability to cope with unacceptable values as a
ordinary problems of result of the influence of
family living the parents to their
children
Disturbed family Disrupted family

“Discordant family” characterized by

characterized by incompleteness
dissatisfaction of one or
both parent from the
relationship that may
express feeling of
frustration
Emancipation Mediation

A process by which a neutral third

Liberty from person, or
parental authority mediator, encourages and
facilitates the resolution of a
dispute
between two or more parties. It
is an informal process designed
to help the disputants reach a
mutually acceptable and voluntary
agreement.
Parens Patriae doctrine Victimless crime

Inherent power and

authority of the state to
offenses where
provide protection of the there is no
person or property of a
person non sui juris
private offended
party
Deprivation of liberty Best interest of the child

form of detention or refers to the totality of the

imprisonment or circumstances and
placement of a child in conditions which are
conflict with the law in a most congenial to the
public or private survival, protection and
custodial setting feelings of security of the
child undergoing
development

Guardian ad litem
A person appointed by the
court for a child who is a
victim of, accused of, or a
witness to a crime to
protect the best interest of
the child
Initial contact with the
child
Apprehension or taking of
a child in conflict with the
law by law enforcement
officer or private citizen
Subpoena Summons

A writ issued under A written order issued by a

authority of a court to judicial authority requiring
compel the appearance of a person accused of a
a witness at a judicial criminal offense to appear
proceeding in a designated court at a
specific time to answer the
charges
 ABANDONED Child
CHILD-CARING parent(s) has deserted
him/her for a period of at
INSTITUTION least six (6) continuous
months and has been
judicially declared as such

Provides 24-hour
residential care services for ORPHANED
abandoned, orphaned, a child whose parents were
neglected, involuntarily or dead
voluntarily committed
children NEGLECTED
a child suffering improper
care and attention
INVOLUNTARILY CHILD-
COMMITTED
PLACEMENT
parent(s), known or
unknown, has been permanently AGENCY
and judicially deprived of parental
authority
Institution that provide
VOLUNTARILY
comprehensive child welfare
COMMITTED services including but not
parent(s) knowingly and limited to, receiving
willingly relinquishes parental applications for adoption or
authority
foster care, evaluation of
FOSTER PARENTS foster parents and preparing
“adoptive parents” the home study report
FAMILY GROUP MATERNITY
HOME HOME

Place run by a single family Institution which function

rather than by a is to give shelter and care
professional staff to pregnant women and
their infants before, during
and after delivery

*foster care
 RECEIVING
NURSERY HOME

Provides care to six or Family-type homes which provide

temporary shelter from 10-20 days
more children below 6yrs for children under observation for
of age eventual placement by the DSWD.

*Not to exceed 9 children

*Not more than two is under 3yrs
old
*Child-caring
RECEPTION AND SPECIAL EDUCATION
STUDY CENTER CENTER

Institution that receives for Center that shall be

study, diagnosis and established in each province
temporary treatment of to sponsor drug-prevention
children who have programs and information
behavioral problem campaigns and educate the
out-of-school youth and
street children on the
harmful effects of drugs
SHELTER-CARE
INSTITUTION
 Children abandoned by
parents
Provides temporary
 Experiencing
protection and care to
unfortunate events
children requiring
emergency reception  Dangerous conditions
 without adult care due
to crisis
 Court order
YOUTH DETENTION AGRICULTURAL
HOME CAMP

Caring institution Where child in conflict

managed by LGU and with the law upon finality
NGO that provide short- of the case and upon court
term residential care for order maybe committed
CICWTL who are awaiting
court disposition of their BUCOR in coordination
cases or transfer with DSWD
Youth Rehabilitation
Center YRC run by DSWD

24-hour residential care  Marillac Hills

facility manage by the  National Training
DSWD, LGU, NGO that School for boys
provides rehabilitation  Nayon ng Bayan
services

MARILLAC HILLS
Filinvest Corporation City,
Alabang, Muntinlupa City
Rehabilitation and shelter
center for both abused and
troubled girls
NATIONAL TRAINING
SCHOOL FOR BOYS
Camp Capinpin
Compound, Sampaloc,
Tanay, Rizal
Residential facility to
juvenile in conflict with
the law
Nayon ng Bayan ABUSED CHILDREN
children who have
been subjected to
Addition Hills, Welfareville physical, emotional
Compound, Mandaluyong City or sexual harm

Residential institution for EXPLOITED CHILDREN

abused, orphaned, Children who have used
abandoned, neglected and for profit, labor, sexual
exploited children ages 7 gratification or other
personal or financial
to 17 yrs of age advantage