DETERMINING FACTORS OF JUVENILE

DELINQUENCY: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL
RESEARCH

RAMON DEVILLES VILLANUEVA

CLEO ANDREA DIANSON
CHAPTER I

■ the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006 (Republic Act No. 9344)
■ The Council for the Welfare of Children reported that from 1995 to 2000, 52,756
children have been in conflict with the law
■ Many cases involving children are not reviewed immediately.
EPISTEMOLOGICAL AND
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
■ Constructivist epistemology (Jonassen, 1991, p. 5)
■ Interpretivism (Carson et al., 2001, p.5 &Hirschman, 1985, Berger and Luckman, 1967,
p. 3: in Hudson and Ozanne, 1988)
■ Structural-functional theories
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

This study aims to determine the factors causing children in conflict with the laws.
Specifically, this study aims to answer the following research questions:
1. What are the thoughts, feelings, perception, experiences of the juvenile delinquent
before, during and after they commit a crime?

2. What are the similarities and differences of their experience before and after they commit
a crime.
DEFINITION OF TERMS

■ Delinquency- crimes or other morally wrong acts: illegal or immoral behavior especially by young
people (Merriam-Webster Dictionary 2012).

■ In this study, “delinquency” means the crimes committed by the juvenile or the children ages 17 and
below.

■ Juvenile- relating to young people who have committed crimes (Merriam-Webster Dictionary 2012).

■ In this study, “juvenile” refers to the children below 18 who committed crimes and are in conflict
with the laws.
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

■ Community
■ Parents
■ Children
■ DSWD workers
■ Officials
■ Academe
SUBJECTIVITY OF THE STATEMENT

We, the Political Science students, chose this topic for our research study
because we need to identify specifically the determining factors that affect
children to commit a crime and also in order for us to assess and briefly
know the things that considers children to do a crime. Being a Political
Science students we need to understand the factors that affects the children
to commit a crime and their experiences before and during and after the
incident. Additionally, this study will provide a more knowledge about
children in conflict with the law.
DELIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY

This study will focus on the factors that causes juvenile

delinquency cases in Dumangas, Iloilo City.
CHAPTER 2 – Review of Related
Literature

■ UNICEF, 2003- Children

■ World Youth Report, 2003 – Family
■ ABS-CBN NEWS, 2011 - DSWD
CHAPTER 3- RESEARCH DESIGN
AND METHODOLOGY

■ The purpose of this study is to determine the different factors of juvenile delinquency
and how it affects the family and environmental perception of society.
Data Collection
■ Individual interview

Data gathered instrument

■ Interview guide questions
■ Data questionaire
METHODOLOGY

The study will be conducted in Dumangas, Iloilo City with the help of Dumangas Municipal
Social and Welfare Development. This area was chosen because of many cases about
juvenile delinquency.
The Participants
■ Two participants

Ethical Considerations
■ Informed consent
■ Confidentiality
Data Analysis
■ Phenomenological Analysis
Results and Discussions
Findings
Conclusion and Recommendations
THANK YOU