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DEFINITION OF TERMS
Delinquency
- an anti-social behavior or act which does not conform with the standards of society
- youth behavior which is against the norms and regulations of society which if left unchecked would give
rise to criminality
- describes a large number of disapproved behavior of children or youth
- anti-social acts or behavior of children which deviate from the normal pattern of rules and regulations,
custom and culture which society does not accept and which therefore justify some kind of admonition,
punishment or corrective measures in the public interest
Juvenile
- a child or a young person, who, under the legal system may be dealt with for an offense in a
manner different from that of an adult
- persons below the age of majority, that is, below eighteen years old
Age of majority
- majority commences at the age of eighteen (18) years
Emancipation
- freedom from parental authority, both over his person and property
- happens upon reaching the age of eighteen years
RA 6809
- the law amending the age of majority
- lowered the age of majority from twenty-one (21) to eighteen (18) years
- approved on 13 December 1989
Delinquent
- one whose behavior has brought him into repeated conflict with the law regardless whether he has
been taken before a court and adjudged a delinquent
- one who has committed an offense that violated the approved norms of conduct and is guilty of a
misdeed
Status offense
- certain acts or omissions which may not be punishable socially or legally if committed by adults but
become anti-social or illegal because the offender is a minor, such as:
a) truancy, or frequent, unreasonable absenteeism from school
b) use of profane language
c) running away from home
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d) smoking and drinking alcoholic beverages
e) disobedience to parents, guardians or school officials
f) mendicancy or begging in the streets
g) association with delinquent gangs
Anti-social behavior
- characterized by disobedience to, or disrespect for, authorities
- the doctrine that does not consider delinquent acts as criminal violation, thus making delinquents
non-criminal persons and cannot be found guilty of a crime and punished like an adult criminal
- views minor who violate the laws as victims of improper care, custody and treatment at home
- assumption by the State of the role of guardian over children whose parents are deemed incapable
or unworthy
- the authority of the state to act on behalf of the children
3) PSYCHIATRIC DELINQUENTS
- characterized by serious emotional disturbances within the individual and in some cases
associated with tendencies towards mental illness
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TYPES OF DELINQUENT YOUTH
1) SOCIAL
- an aggressive youth who resents authority of anyone who makes an effort to control his behavior
2) NEUROTIC
- one who has internalized his conflicts and is preoccupied with his own feelings
3) ASOCIAL
- one whose delinquent acts have a cold, brutal and vicious quality for which the youth feels no remorse
4) ACCIDENTAL
- one who is essentially sociable and law-abiding but happens to be at the wrong time and place and becomes
involved in delinquent acts not typical of his general behavior
PSYCHOGENIC APPROACH
o argues that the critical factors in delinquency are personality problems to which misbehavior is
presumed to be the response
SOCIOGENIC APPROACH
o attributes delinquency pattern to social structures
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o views youthful misdeed as a result of a learning process through interactions with other members
of society
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Two Competing World Views of Delinquency: Classical View and Positivist View
- Cesare Lombroso – leader of the positivist world view. An Italian physician who studied the brain of
criminals. He has been called as the father of Modern Criminology.
- Lombroso maintained that:
- Criminals were born with a predisposition to crime;
- Needed exceptionally favorable condition in life to avoid criminal behavior;
- An individual action is determined not by free will but by biological and cultural factors. Focus is on the
criminal .
- Believed that delinquent behavior is the result of youth’s biological make up and life experiences, fell
treatment should include altering one or more factors that contribute to unlawful behavior.
- based on the classical school of criminology that views an individual as having free will in choosing
his actions and that he calculates what he will gain or lose if he commits an act
- views the delinquent as a motivated offender who breaks the law because he or she perceives an
abundance of benefits and an absence of threat
BIOLOGICAL THEORIES
- Creatures or species are influenced by their generic inheritance and their innate need to survive
and dominate others.
- Believed that it is the interaction between predisposition and environment that produces
delinquency.
- Example: youths who suffer both physical and social handicaps and who also lack of social
supports, are the ones who become early onset offenders and persist in a life of crime.
1) BIOCHEMICAL
- views that crime and delinquency, especially violence, are the result of diet, vitamin intake,
hormonal imbalance and other biological causes
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2) NEUROLOGICAL
- explains that crime and delinquency occur because the individual suffers from brain impairment or
abnormality in the structure of the brain
- learning disabilities such as attention deficit/hyperactive disorder and minimum brain dysfunction
are related to antisocial behavior
3) GENETIC
- explains that delinquent traits and predisposition to criminality are inherited from parents
- criminality of parents can predict delinquency of children
- supported by research on twin studies and adoption studies
PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORIES
- views delinquency as a result of emotional and mental disturbance of the individual
- contemporary explanation of the psychogenic approach
- has three sub-theories: psychodynamic, behavioral and cognitive
1) PSYCHODYNAMIC THEORY
- based on the psychoanalytic theory of Sigmund Freud
- delinquency is the result of the imbalance of the three components of personality: id, ego and
superego
- delinquency is the product of the abnormal personality structure formed in early life and which
thereafter controls human behavior choices
2) BEHAVIORAL THEORY
- believes that individuals learn by observing how people react to their behavior
- behavior is reinforced by some positive reaction, and behavior is extinguished if punished -
misbehavior of children if left unchecked will persist until adolescence
3) COGNITIVE THEORY
- views that delinquency is a result of the faulty perception and analysis of data of an individual
- believes that when an individual make decisions, he engages in a sequence of cognitive thought
processes:
1) he first encodes the information so that it can be interpreted;
2) then, he searches for a proper response and decide upon the most appropriate action;
3) finally, he acts on his decision
- delinquency-prone adolescents may have cognitive deficits and use information incorrectly when
they make decisions
SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES
- views delinquency as a product of the different social factors and dynamics
- has four groups of theories which in turn contain several sub-theories: social structure theories,
social process theories, social reaction theories and social conflict theories
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4) SOCIAL CONTROL THEORIES
- maintain that everyone has the potential to become a criminal but most people are controlled by
their bonds to society
MARRIAGE (wedlock) – special contract of permanent union between a man and a woman entered into for
purposes of establishing conjugal and family relation.
Kinship – human relation whether by blood (biological) or by marriage (affinity)
Forms of Marriage
Monogamy – one marriage
Polygamy – having more than one marriages
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Polygyny – marriage of one man with two or more wives
Polyandry – marriage of one woman with two or more husbands.
2) SCHOOL
- considered the second home of a child, with teachers as the second parents
- institution responsible for the training of young person’s intellectual, moral, as well as social skills which
they need for them to grow up as productive, law-abiding and responsible citizens
3) ENVIRONMENT
- the culture, norms and behavior of the child’s surroundings may very well influence the upbringing of the
child especially during their formative years and such misbehavior learned is likely to be carried on until the
child’s maturity
Some of the behavior modification by means of imitation as brought about by environmental influence:
a) rampant drug addiction
b) vices such as gambling and drinking alcoholic beverages
c) association with criminal groups or gangs
d) too much exposure to sex and violence in movies, television, print and internet
5.3. PARENTAL RIGHTS, RESPONSIBILITY, AND DISCIPLINARY AUTHORITY OVER THEIR CHILDREN
PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY
- the sum total of the duties and obligations of parents over their minor children
LIABILITIES OF PARENTS
- parents and guardians are responsible for the damage or injury caused by the child under their
parental authority
LEGAL CUSTODY
- in case of separation of parents, no child under SEVEN (7) YEARS OF AGE shall be separated
from his mother unless the court decides otherwise
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GUARDIANSHIP
- a trust relation of the most sacred character, in which one person, called a guardian, acts for
another, called a ward, regarded as incapable of managing his own affairs
CONCEPTION
- the start of life
- the union of the sperm cell and the egg cell
- also called the process of fertilization
CIVIL PERSONALITY
- pertains to the identity and recognition of an individual as person having rights
- shall commence from the moment of conception, thus all children shall have the right to be born
and the right to live
ABORTION
- the expulsion of the fetus from the mother’s womb
KINDS OF ABORTION
1) CRIMINAL ABORTION
- classified as intentional or unintentional as provided by the Revised Penal Code
- - punishable by law
2) THERAPEUTIC ABORTION
- recommended and performed by a certified physician when there are health risks and
complications
- not punishable by law
CATEGORIES OF CHILDREN
1) DEPENDENT
- one who is without a parent, guardian or custodian, or whose parents, guardian or other custodian for
good cause desire to be relieved of his care and custody and is dependent upon the public for
support
2) ABANDONED
- one who had no proper parental care or guardianship or whose parents or guardians have deserted
him for a period of at least six consecutive months (PD 603)
- refers to a child who has no proper parental care or guardianship, or whose parents have deserted
him or her for a period of at least three (3) continuous months (RA 9523
3) NEGLECTED
- one whose basic needs have been deliberately unattended or inadequately attended
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- a child is unattended when left by himself without provision for his needs and without proper
supervision
- neglect may occur in two ways:
a) physical neglect o Malnourishment, untidy and damaged clothing, no shelter b) emotional
neglect
o maltreated, raped, seduced, abused, exploited, made to work under conditions not conducive to
good health or placed in moral and physical danger
4) MENTALLY-RETARDED
- socially incompetent, socially inadequate, occupationally incompetent and unable to manage their
own affairs
- mentally sub-normal
- retarded intellectually from birth or early age
- retarded at maturity
- mentally deficient as a result of constitutional origin through heredity or disease - essentially
incurable
5) PHYSICALLY-HANDICAPPED
- crippled, deaf-mute, blind and other conditions which restrict their means of action or
communication with others
6) EMOTIONALLY-DISTURBED
- those who, although not afflicted with insanity or mental defect, are unable to maintain normal
social relations with others and the community in general due to emotional problems or complexes
- may be caused by traumatic experiences
7) MENTALLY-ILL
- those with any behavioral disorder, whether functional or organic, which is of such a degree of
severity as to require professional help or hospitalization
8) DISABLED
- includes mentally-retarded, physically-handicapped, emotionally-disturbed and mentally-ill children
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- shall apply to persons under eighteen (18) years of age
CHILD ABUSE
- refers to maltreatment, whether habitual or not, of the child
CHILD PROSTITUTION
- exploitation of children, whether male or female, by coercing them into indulging in sexual intercourse or
lascivious conduct for money, profit or any other consideration
1) those who engage in or promote, facilitate or induce child prostitution, such as:
a) those acting as procurer of a child prostitute
b) parents, guardians, or relatives who knowingly allow or coerce their children or ward into prostitution
2) those who commit the act of sexual intercourse or lascivious conduct with a child exploited in child prostitution,
such as:
a) clients of child prostitutes
3) those who derive profit or advantage there from, such as:
a) managers or owners of the establishment where the prostitution takes place
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IMPORTANT PROVISIONS OF RA 9208
TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
- the recruitment, transportation, transfer or harboring, or receipt of persons with or without the victim’s consent
or knowledge within or across national borders by means of threat or use of force, or other forms of coercion,
abduction, fraud, deception, abuse of power or prostitution, taking advantage of the vulnerability of the
person, or giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over
another person for the purpose of exploitation which includes at a minimum, the exploitation or the prostitution
of others or other forms of sexual exploitation, forced labor or services, slavery, servitude or the removal or
sale of organs
- the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of a child for the purpose of exploitation shall
also be considered as “trafficking in person” even if it does not involve any of the means set forth in the
preceding paragraph
SEX TOURISM
- refers to a program organized by travel and tourism related establishments and individuals which consist of
tourism packages or activities, utilizing and offering escort and sexual services as enticement for tourists
PORNOGRAPHY
- refers to any representation, through publication, exhibition, cinematography, indecent shows, information
technology, or by whatever means, of a person engaged in real or simulated explicit sexual activities or any
representation of the sexual parts of a person for primarily sexual purposes
DEBT BONDAGE
- refers to pledging by the debtor of his or her personal services or labor or those of a person under his or her
control as security or payment for a debt, when the length and nature of services are not clearly defined or
when the value of the services as reasonably assessed is not applied toward the liquidation of debt
ADOPTION
- an act by which relations of paternity and filiations are recognized as legally existing between persons not so
related by nature
- the taking into one’s family of the child of another, as son or daughter and heir, and conferring on it a title to the
rights and privileges of such
FILIATION
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- the acknowledgment of the father of his relationship with the child
BIOLOGICAL CHILD
- natural-born child of the parents
ADOPTED CHILD
- a child who underwent the judicial process of adoption
FOUNDLING
- refers to a deserted or abandoned infant or child whose parents, guardian or relatives are unknown
ADOPTER
- the person adopting or petitioning for the adoption of a child
ADOPTEE
- the child or person being petitioned for adoption
VOLUNTARILY-COMMITTED CHILD
- one whose parents or legal guardian knowingly and willingfully relinquished parental authority to the
DSWD or any duly accredited child-placement or child caring agency or institution
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3) an illegitimate son or daughter by a qualified adopter to improve his or her status to that of legitimacy
4) a person of legal age if prior to the adoption, said person has been consistently considered and treated
by the adopter as his or her own child since minority
5) a child whose adoption has been previously rescinded
6) a child whose biological or adoptive parents has died, but proceedings may only be initiated after six (6)
months from the time of the death of the parents
RESCISSION OF ADOPTION
- the nullification of the adoption
- adoption shall not be subject to rescission by the adopter
INTER-COUNTRY ADOPTION
- the socio-legal process of adopting a Filipino child by a foreigner or a Filipino citizen permanently
residing abroad where the petition is filed, the supervised trial custody is undertaken and the decree of
adoption is issued outside the Philippines
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SUPERVISED TRIAL CUSTODY
- shall be at least six (6) months
RA 9523 – the law giving DSWD the sole authority to issue the certification declaring a child legally available for
adoption
- amended provisions of RA 8552 and RA 8043
- approved on 12 March 2009
TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
- the recruitment, transportation, transfer or harboring, or receipt of persons with or without the victim’s
consent or knowledge within or across national borders by means of threat or use of force, or other forms
of coercion, abduction, fraud, deception, abuse of power or prostitution, taking advantage of the
vulnerability of the person, or giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a
person having control over another person for the purpose of exploitation which includes at a minimum, the
exploitation or the prostitution of others or other forms of sexual exploitation, forced labor or services,
slavery, servitude or the removal or sale of organs
- the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of a child for the purpose of exploitation
shall also be considered as “trafficking in person” even if it does not involve any of the means set forth in
the preceding paragraph QUALIFIED TRAFFICKING IN PERSON
SEX TOURISM
- refers to a program organized by travel and tourism related establishments and individuals which consist
of tourism packages or activities, utilizing and offering escort and sexual services as enticement for tourists
PORNOGRAPHY
- refers to any representation, through publication, exhibition, cinematography, indecent shows,
information technology, or by whatever means, of a person engaged in real or simulated explicit sexual
activities or any representation of the sexual parts of a person for primarily sexual purposes
DEBT BONDAGE
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- refers to pledging by the debtor of his or her personal services or labor or those of a person under his or
her control as security or payment for a debt, when the length and nature of services are not clearly
defined or when the value of the services as reasonably assessed is not applied toward the liquidation of
debt
Children below fifteen (15) years of age shall not be employed, except:
1) When a child works directly under sole responsibility of his parents or legal guardian and where only
members of the employer’s family are employed
2) Where a child’s employment or participation in public entertainment or information through cinema,
theatre, radio or television is essential, with the approval of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)
- it is the duty of the employer to submit to the DOLE a report of all children employed by him
- if a domestic is under sixteen (16) years of age, the head of the family shall give him or her an
opportunity to complete at least elementary education, the cost of which shall be a part of the domestic’s
compensation
WORKING HOURS
If the child is under 15:
- may work for maximum of four (4) hours a day, twenty (20) hours a week
- may work between six o’clock in the morning to eight o’clock in the evening (6am to 8pm)
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VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN
- refers to any act or a series of acts committed by any person against a woman who is his wife, former
wife, or against a woman with whom the person has or had a sexual or dating relations, or with whom he
has a common child, or against her child, whether legitimate or illegitimate, within or without the family
abode, which result in or is likely to result in physical, sexual, psychological harm or suffering, or economic
abuse including threats of such acts, battery, assault, coercion, harassment or arbitrary deprivation of
liberty
PHYSICAL VIOLENCE
- refers to acts that include bodily or physical harm
SEXUAL VIOLENCE
- refers to an act which is sexual in nature, committed against a woman or her child
PSYCHOLOGICAL VIOLENCE
- refers to acts or omissions causing or likely to cause mental or emotional suffering of the victim such as
but not limited to intimidation, harassment, stalking, damage to property, public ridicule or humiliation, and
repeated verbal abuse
ECONOMIC ABUSE
- refers to acts that make or attempt to make a woman financially dependent
BATTERY
- refers to an act of inflicting physical harm upon the woman or her child resulting to the physical and
psychological or emotional distress
STALKING
- refers to an intentional act committed by a person who knowingly and without lawful justification follows
the woman or her child or places the woman or her child under surveillance directly or indirectly
- the law that amended the provisions of RA 7610 on obscene publications and indecent shows
- it aims to protect every child from all forms of exploitation and abuse through the use of a child in pornographic
performances and materials and the inducement or coercion of a child to engage or to be involved in pornography
CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
- refers to any representation, whether visual, audio or written combination thereof, by electronic, mechanical,
digital, optical, magnetic or any other means, of child engaged or involved in real or simulated explicit sexual activities
- committed if carried out by a group of three (3) or more persons conspiring or confederating with one another
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A. Education – assisted families and children by providing them with information. Inform parents on how
to raise healthy children, some teach children about the effects of drugs, gangs, sex, and weapons.
Educational programs, have the intent of encouraging hope and opening up opportunities for young
people.
B. Recreation – allows youths to connect with other adults and children n the community. One of the
immediate benefits of recreational activities is that they fill unsupervised after-school hours. Recreational
programs fit to the personalities and skills of children may include sports, dancing, music, rock climbing,
drama, karate, bowling, art and other activities.
C. Community Involvement – girl scouts, boy scouts, church youth groups, and volunteer groups all
involve youth within a community. This provides youth with an opportunity to interact in a safe social
environment.
D. Prenatal and Infancy Home Visitation by Nurse – Nurses involved in this program pay visits to low
income, single mothers between their third trimester and the second year of their child’s life. During this
visit, nurses focus on the health of the mother and child, the support relationships in the mother’s life, and
the enrollment of the mother and child in Health and Human Services programs.
E. Parent-Children Interaction Training Program – Designed to teach parenting skills to parents of children
ages two to seven who exhibit major behavioral programs. A therapist guides the parents, educating them
on how best to respond to their child’s behavior, whether positive or negative.
F. Prevention Programs within the Juvenile Justice System. A youth entering the Juvenile Justice System
has the opportunity to receive intervention assistance from the State. In the care of the State, a youth may
receive drug rehabilitation, counseling, and educational opportunities. The success of the Juvenile Justice
System is measured by how well it prepares youth to re-enter the community without committing further
crimes. Optimally, all juvenile detention facilities would catch youth up on their education, provide them
with job training, give them the experience of living in a safe, stable environment, and provide them with
help to break harmful habits.
G. Active Religious Participation – The dynamic involvement in religious activities is one of the strongest
tools concerning delinquency prevention.
H. Kill Substance abuse – Illegal drug use, alcohol abuse and cigarettes exploitation are just some of the
reasons leading the youth to become futile in the society they live in.
I. Family Counseling or Family Therapy – Address to specific issues affecting the health and functioning
of a family. Used to help a family through a difficult period, a major transition, or mental or behavioral
health problems in family members.
J. Youth Mentoring – One of the most widely used approaches for engaging in youth who experience
additional vulnerability or adversity, and are in need of positive adult support. Ensures that a youth has at
least one supportive person in their life that can encourage growth and development, and serve as a
connection to needed resources.
K. Parenting Education – Refers to any deliberate effort to help parents be more effective in caring for
children because parents play a vital role in development of children and that it is possible to help parents be
more effective through training and education.
L. Youth Sheltering – Providing homeless youths and families with shelter, food, and support with accessing
community resources in order to break the cycle of homelessness.
Historically, the two most influential theoretical models of juvenile justice have been the welfare model and the
justice model.
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1. The ‘Welfare Model’ - Adopts a positivistic approach that is based on the assumption that juvenile
wrongdoing is the product of social or environmental factors for which the young person cannot be held
individually responsible. Accordingly, the primary goal of the youth justice system is to provide appropriate
help or treatment for offenders, rather than punishment. Indeed, young people who are vulnerable or in
trouble are considered to be in need of protection from the potentially harmful and corruptive influences of
the adult world, including the adult criminal justice system. The welfare model emphasized the
rehabilitation needs of the offender.
2. The ‘Justice Model’ In contrast to the positivism of the welfare model, the ‘justice model’ espouses a
‘classicist’ approach that is based on the assumption that even young people are – with certain limited
exceptions –endowed with free will. Because they are considered to be responsible for their actions, it is
felt acceptable for them to be held accountable in law for what they have done, which means that the
primary focus is on the ‘deeds’ of the child rather than their welfare ‘needs’. The justice model
emphasized due process and accountability
3. The ‘restorative justice model’ is based on a radically different set of assumptions about the concept of
crime itself, the relationship between offenders, victims, citizens and the state, and also about the most
appropriate ways of responding to crime. This model encourages offenders to accept responsibility for
their criminal behavior and its consequences for others. One of the key features of the model is the
involvement of victims in dealing with the offense. It does not overlook rehabilitation and punishment but
places them in the context of individuals taking responsibility for their actions.
5.7. PROVISIONS OF RA 9344 AS AMENDED AND OTHER RELEVEVANT AND APPLICABLE LAWS AND
UN DECLRATION
- refers to a system dealing with children at risk and children in conflict with the law, which provides
child-appropriate proceedings, including programs and services for prevention, diversion,
rehabilitation, re-integration and aftercare to ensure their normal growth and development
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE
- refers to a principle which requires a process of resolving conflicts with the maximum involvement
of the victim, the offender and the community; seeks to obtain reparation for the victim,
reconciliation of the offender, the offended and the community and reassurance to the offender that
he or she can be reintegrated into society
CHILD AT RISK
- refers to a child who is vulnerable to and at the risk of committing criminal offenses because of
personal, family and social circumstances
INTERVENTION
- refers to a series of activities which are designed to address issues that caused the child to commit
an offense
- may take the form of an individualized treatment program which may include counseling, skills
training, education, and other activities that will enhance his or 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 his or her social, cultural, economic, psychological
or educational background without resorting to formal court proceedings
DIVERSION PROGRAM
- refers to the program that the child in conflict with the law is required to undergo after he or she is
found responsible for an offense without resorting to formal court proceedings
SYSTEM OF DIVERSION
- children in conflict with the law shall undergo diversion proceedings subject to the following
conditions:
1) the imposable penalty for the crime committed is NOT MORE THAN SIX (6) YEARS IMPRISONMENT
2) in victimless crimes, the imposable penalty is NOT MORE THAN SIX (6) YEARS IMPRISONMENT
3) in cases where the imposable penalty exceeds six (6) years, diversion measures may be resorted to
only by the court
CONTRACT OF DIVERSION
- shall be prepared if the child:
1) is qualified for diversion; and
2) voluntarily admits the commission of the act and the parents or guardian of the child and the
child himself agrees to the diversion program
- it must be signed by the child’s parents or guardian and the authorities concerned
PROSECUTION
- a child in conflict with the law shall undergo PROSECUTION if:
1) he is not qualified for diversion
2) he is qualified for diversion but he or his parents or guardian does not agree to diversion
3) diversion is not appropriate for the child in conflict with the law, based on the social worker’s
recommendations
COURT PROCEEDINGS
- during trial, the court shall order:
1) the release of the child on recognizance to his or her parents and other suitable persons 2) the
release of the child on bail
3) if the child is to be detained, the transfer of the child to a youth detention home
- detention of the child shall be ordered only as a last resort
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- if the child in conflict with the law is found guilty of the offense charged, the court shall place the
child under suspended sentence, without need of application
- the automatic suspension of sentence may be extended until the child reaches the maximum age
of TWENTY-ONE (21) YEARS OLD
- the court shall order the detention of the child in a youth rehabilitation center where he shall
undergo the appropriate disposition measures
PROBATION
- a child in conflict with the law whose sentence was executed by the court upon reaching the
maximum age of TWENTY-ONE (21) shall be entitled to the benefits of probation under PD 968,
the Probation Law of 1976
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