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JUVENILE DELINQUENCY
Post-Lecture Examination
INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only
ONE answer for each item by shading the space corresponding to the letter of your choice on
the answer sheet provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED.
1. Refers to any person below 18 years of age or those over but unable to fully take care
of themselves from neglect, abuse, cruelty, exploitation or discrimination due to some
physical defect or mental disability or condition.
a. child c. wards
b. physically disabled d. youth
2. Act or omission which may not be punishable if committed by an adult, but becomes
unlawful when they are committed by a child or a person of tender year or one who is
in need of supervision or assistance.
a. crime c. status offense
b. delinquency d. felonies
3. The power of the state to give any form of charity of public nature. It is the philosophy
behind the view that youthful offender/child in conflict with the law is the victim of
improper care and that the state is duty bound to provide protection.
A. positivism c. loco parentis
B. patria potestas d. parens patriae
4. Under the law, they are the one responsible for preventing the child from becoming
addicted to intoxicating drinks, narcotic drugs, smoking, gambling or any harmful
practices.
a. DSWD c. Parents
b. state d. police
5. The civil personality of the child is deemed to have been commenced upon:
a. birth of the child
b. when the child celebrates his first birthday
c. from the time of his conception
d. upon reaching the age of majority
6. Refers to a person appointed by the court to act as the legal guardian of the child even
though the parents of the child are still alive when the best interest of the said child so
require.
a. adopter
b. loco parentis
c. guardian ad litem
d. temporary guardian
7. Under the RA 9344 a child over 15 under 18 is exempt from criminal liability unless:
a. he is committed a henious crime
b. he is the principal accused
c. he acted without discernment
d. he acted with discernment
8. The Child in Conflict with the law cannot be prosecuted for the commission of the
following, EXCEPT:
a. mendicancy
b. sniffing of rugby
c. prostitution
d. theft
9. A child left by himself without provisions for his needs/or without proper supervision
falls under what special category of a child?
a. abandoned child c. abused child
b. neglected child d. dependent child
10. In the absence of death of both parents of the child who shall continue to exercise
authority over the child?
I. Surviving grand parents
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II. Elder brother and sister over 21 years of age
III. Surviving parents of child
IV. Actual custodian of the child over 21 years of age.
a. I, II and IV only c. I and II only
b. I, II, III only d. all of the above
11. Is a self association of peers, bound together by mental interest, who acted in concert
in order to achieve a specific purpose which includes the conduct of illegal activities
and control over a particular territory, facility or type of enterprises.
a. Juvenile gang
b. Organized criminal
c. a bond
d. street corner gang
12. A child that was conceived outside of a marriage, born during the marriage of the
parents.
a. Illegitimate c. legitimated
b. legitimate d. adopted
13. The court can suspend parental authority if it finds that the parent:
I. Treats the child with excessive harshness of cruelty.
II. Gives the child corrupting order, counsel or example
III. Compel the child to beg
IV. Imposed to child disciplinary actions.
a. I and II only c. I and III only
b. I, II, III and IV d. I, II and III only
14. Who among the following is considered as “Child in Conflict with the Law”?
a. Bryan who is 15 years old.
b. Yang who is 10 years old.
c. Lover Boy who is 17 years old
d. anyone of them
15. Refers to the totality of the circumstances which are most beneficial for the child.
a. child as zone of peace c. nation building
b. best interest of the child d. presumption of minority
16. Is the mass obligation which the parents have in relation to the persons and property
of their an unemancipated child.
a. Paretal authority
b. Patria Potestas
c. Parens’ Patriae
d. Parental Responsibility
17. A person of such age is automatically exempted from criminal liability but should be
taken to the custody and care of his parents, DSWD representative or any institution
engage in child caring.
a. 15 years and below
b. under 18 years of age
c. under 15 years of age
d. under 21 years of age
18. Refers to a child raise to the status of legitimate child by subsequent marriage of
his/her parents.
a. illegitimate c. legitimated
b. legitimate d. adopted
19. In case of separation between parents of the child, a child of such age is given by the
court the preference to choose between either parents.
a. under 9 years of age
b. 7 years of age
c. 10 years of age
d. 5 years of age
20. Refers to aggregate of persons working in commercial, industrial and agricultural
establishments or enterprises whether belonging to the labor or management whose
primary duty is to care for the welfare of the working children.
a. civic association of adult
b. community
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c. Samahan
d. youth association
21. Parental authority is deemed terminated upon:
a. death of the parents
b. emancipation of the child
c. death of the child
d. All of the above
22. Which of the following is the best way for the police to win youth’s trust and
confidence?
a. be friendly
b. be firm and show them that you are strong
c. show to them that your bearing is good and stand with pride
d. let them know that you are an agent of a person in authority
23. A child born inside a marriage where either party is suffering from an impediments.
a. illegitimate child
b. legitimated child
c. legitimate child
d. adopted child
24. Is a process in which a child is given the same status and rights as legitimate child,
both in relation to the parents and to the relatives of the later.
a. adoption c. legitimation
b. marriage d. emancipation
25. This refers to the apprehension or taking into custody of a child who committed an
offense by the law enforcement officer:
a. initial contact with the child
b. preliminary investigation
c. initial investigation
d. inquest proceedings
26. This common procedure applied when arresting an offender shall NOT be employed
when the person who is the subject of apprehension is a child.
a. informing the suspect is a child
b. stating the reason for the arrest
c. employing reasonable force
d. use of handcuffs
27. It refers to the totality of the circumstances and conditions which are most congenial to
the survival, protection and feelings of security of the child and most encouraging to
the child's physical, psychological and emotional development. It also means the least
detrimental available alternative for safeguarding the growth and development of the
child.
a. Child at risk
b. Best Interest of the Child
c. Full development.
d. Child welfare program
28. In case of a child in conflict with the law his age shall be determine in the absence of
proof what principle shall be observed?
a. He is presumed to be minor
b. He should prove his age
c. The Birth certificate should be produced pending such issuance he should be hold.
d. The testimony of the child should be enough to prove his age.
29. It is the psychological, emotional and behavioral reactions and deficits of women
victims and their inability to respond to repeated physical and psychological violence?
A. Battered Woman Syndrome
B. Battered Wife
C. Abused Woman
D. Rape trauma syndrome
30. Child in conflict with the law may undergo diversion program without necessity of court
intervention on the following:
a. Where the imposable penalty for the crime committee is not more than six
(6) years imprisonment;
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b. Where the imposable penalty for the crime committed exceeds six (6) years
imprisonment;
c. Where the imposable penalty for the crime committed exceeds six (6) years but
not more than 12 years imprisonment;
d. Where the imposable penalty for the crime committed does not exceeds 12
years imprisonment.
31. Once the court, after trial finds that a child in conflict with the law is guilty of the crime
charged, the court shall:
A. Pronounce its judgment;
B. Wait for the application for suspension of sentence of the child and order his turn
over to DSWD.
C. Automatically place the child in conflict with law under suspension of
sentence.
D. Determine the civil liability and order the final discharge of the child in conflict with
the law.
32. Once the child in conflict with the law reached the age of 18 while under suspended
sentence the court may:
A. Order the execution of sentence;
B. Order the discharge of the child in conflict with the law;
C. Extend the suspended sentence at certain period or to its maximum age of 21.
D. Any of the above.
33. All records and proceedings involving children in conflict with the law from initial
contact until final disposition of the case shall be:
a. placed in the dockets of court forms part of the public record;
b. open to the public;
c. considered restricted;
d. considered privileged and confidential
34. Mona was charged with vandalism on her 18th birthday when she painted her
neighbor’s walls with greeting to herself. How will you classify Mona as an offender?
a. juvenile offender c. habitual offender
b. adult offender d. none
35. All statements, EXCEPT ONE, are correct:
a. the family becomes a cause of juvenile delinquency when parents find it hard to
balance their jobs with their parental responsibilities
b. peer group is a factor to juvenile delinquency
c. parental rejection causes juvenile delinquency
d. it is only within the family that a child must learn his life values
36. Being an orphan, Pedro Basurero, roams the street 24 hours a day with no place to
go, surviving on foods given by kind-hearted people with no one to supervise him at
his young age of six (6). How do you categorize Pedro as a child?
a. neglected child
b. independent child
c. Abandoned child
d. dependent child
37. Ms. Wang Bu, a 25-year old mongoloid, was raped by her addict neighbor, Mr. Sha
Bu. How do you classify her as a victim?
a. an adult c. an insane
b. a child d. an adolescent
38. It refers to any act, transaction, scheme or design involving the use of a child by
another, for sexual intercourse or lascivious conduct in exchange for money, profit or
any other consideration.
a. Child trafficking c. child abuse
b. Child prostitution d. obscene publications
39. It is the act of buying and selling children:
a. exploitation c. prostitution
b. abuse d. trafficking
40. This refers to the maltreatment of children, whether habitual or not:
a. exploitation c. prostitution
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