CRIM 5 Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Justice System

Juvenile Delinquency Reviewer 1 7. An Alternative child-appropriate process of

1. A Person under the age of 18 years. determining the
A. Child responsibility and treatment of a CICL.
B. Teenager A. Diversion
C. Adolescent B. Parole
D. Adult C. Probation
D. Home Detention
2. Refers to a Child who is vulnerable to and at the risk
of 8. Known as the Child and Youth Welfare Code.
committing criminal offenses because of personal, A. R.A. No 9344
family, B. P.D. No. 603
social circumstances. C. R.A. No.7610
A. Teenager at Risk D. R.A. No. 8369
B. Minor at Risk
C. Child at Risk 9. Known as the The Special Protection of Children
D. Adolescent at Risk againsts
Child abuse, Exploitation, and Discrimination Act of
3. Refers to a Child who is alleged as accused of or 1992.
adjudged as A. R.A. No. 9344
having committed an offense under Philippine laws. B. R.A. No. 7610
A. Teenager In Conflict with the law C. R.A. No. 8369
B. Minor In Conflict with the law D. P.D. No. 603
C. Child In Conflict with the law
D. Adolescent In Conflict with the law 10. An Act establishing family courts which grants
family
4. Known as the Juvenile Justice Welfare Act of 2006. courts
A. R.A. No. 7610 exclusive original jurisdiction over cases involving
B. R.A. No. 9165 children.
C. R.A. No. 9344 A. R.A. No. 7610
D. R.A. No. 8344 B. R.A. No. 8369
C. R.A. No. 9344
5. Under the Juvenile Justice Welfare Act, Children D. P.D. No. 603
under
the
following age are exempted from criminal Juvenile Delinquency Reviewer 2
responsibility 1. In applying the provisions of R.A. 9344, In case of a
A. 9 yrs. and below as well as over 9 yrs. but below child in
15. conflict with the law, It shall be construed
B. 12 yrs. and below as well as over 12 yrs. but A. Rigorously
below 15. B. Strictly
C. 15 yrs. and below as well as over 15 yrs. but C. Liberally
below 21. D. Stringently
D. 15 yrs. and below as well as over 15 yrs. but
below 18. 2. Refers to a principle which requires a process of
resolving
6. The Mental Capacity of a child to understand the conflicts with the maximum involvement of the
difference victim,
between what is right or wrong and the the
consequences offenders, and the community.
of A. Punitive Justice
his acts. B. Retributive Justice
A. Motive C. Restorative Justice
B. Discernment D. Poetic Justice
C. Intent
D. Knowledge
3. Justice attained by punishing or sanctioning the 8. The Period following the onset of puberty during
offender. which
A. Restorative Justice A person develops from a child into an adult.
B. Retributive Justice A. Adolescence
C. Punitive Justice B. Adulthood
D. Poetic Justice C. Teenager
4. A Person who acts illegally and is not old enough to D. Manhood
be
treated 9. The Period during which adolescents reach sexual
as an adult under the laws of the community. maturity and
A. Juvenile Delinquency become capable of reproduction.
B. Juvenile Delinquent A. Adulthood
C. Young Criminal B. Puberty
D. Minor Criminal C. Teenager
D. Majority
5. The habitual committing of criminal acts or offenses
by 10. A Category of Crime that includes among others
a young person below the age at which ordinary crimes,
criminal Robbery, Theft, Carnapping, Arson, Shoplifting, and
prosecution Vandalism.
is possible. A. Minor Crimes
A. Juvenile Delinquency B. Status Offenses
B. Juvenile Delinquent C. Violent Crime
C. Children In Conflict With The Law D. Property Crimes
D. Child Offender
11. A Crime in which the offender uses or threatens to
6. The Age at which the rights and privileges of an use
adult violent
are force upon the victim.
legally granted. A. Status Offenses
A. Manhood B. Violent Crimes
B. Adolescence C. Serious Crimes
C. Adulthood D. Major Crimes
D. Age Of Majority
12. Any Intentional Unauthorized absence from
7. An Action that is prohibited only to and most often compulsory
applied schooling.
to offenses only committed by minors. A. Truancy
A. Minor Offenses B. Deviancy
B. City Ordinances C. Kickout
C. Status Offenses D. Dropout
D. Misdemeanor
Probable Sources of Board Exam Questions in Juvenile Delinquency

1. Victimless Crimes -  refers to offenses where there is no

    private offended party.

2. Youth Rehabilitation Center - refers to a 24-hour residential care

    facility managed by the Department of Social Welfare and
    Development (DSWD), LGUs, licensed and/or accredited NGO's   
    monitored by the DSWD, which provides care, treatment and
    rehabilitation services for children in conflict with the law.

3. Youth Detention Home - refers to a 24-hour child-caring

    institution managed by accredited local government units (LGU's)
    and licensed and/or accredited non-government organizations
    (NGO's) providing short-term residential care for children in
    conflict with the law who are awaiting court disposition of their
    cases or transfer to other agencies or jurisdiction.

4. Status Offenses -  refers to offenses which discriminate only

    against a child, while an adult does not suffer any penalty for
    committing similar acts. These shall include curfew violations,
    truancy, parental disobedience and the like.

5. 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.

6. Recognizance -  refers to an undertaking in lieu of a bond

    assumed by a parent or custodian who shall be responsible for
    the appearance in court of the child in accordance with the law,
    when required.

7. Offense - refers to any act or omission whether punishable

    under special laws or the Revised Penal Code, as amended.

8. Law Enforcement Officer -  refers to the person in authority or

    his/her agent as defined in Article 152 of the Revised Penal
    Code, including a barangay tanod.

9. Juvenile Justice and Welfare System - 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.

10. 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.

11. Initial Contact With the Child - refers to the apprehension or

     taking into custody of a child in conflict with the law by law
     enforcement officers or private citizens.

12. Diversion Program - refers to the program that the child in

     conflict with the law is required to undergo after he/she is
     found responsible for an offense without resorting to formal
     court proceedings.

13. 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.

14. Deprivation of Liberty -  refers to any form of detention or

     imprisonment, or to the placement of a child in conflict with the
     law in a public or private custodial setting, from which the child
     in conflict with the law is not permitted to leave at will by order
     of any judicial or administrative authority.

15. Court -  refers to a family court or, in places where there are no
     family courts, any regional trial court.

16. Community-based Programs -  refers to the programs provided

      in a community setting developed for purposes of intervention
     and diversion, as well as rehabilitation of the child in conflict with
     the law, for reintegration into his/her family and/or community.

17. Child in Conflict with the Law - refers to a child who is alleged
     as, accused of, or adjudged as, having committed an offense
     under Philippine laws.

18. 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.

19. Child -  refers to a person under the age of eighteen (18) years.

20. Best Interest of the Child - 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.

21. 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.

22. R.A. No. 9344 - The Act creating the Juvenile Justice and
     Welfare Act of 2006.

23. Article 40 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the

     Child -  the State recognizes the right of every child alleged as,
     accused of, adjudged, or recognized as, having infringed the
     penal law to be treated in a manner consistent with the
     promotion of the child's sense  of dignity and worth, taking into
     account the child's age and desirability of promoting his/her
     reintegration.

24. R.A. No. 9344 should be construed liberally in favor of the child
      in conflict with the law.