Author/s Armando A. Alviola, Ph. D.

Title Juvenile Delinquency

Objectives -to explain the role of the police in the Juvenile justice system. -to give a picture of the Police attitudes towards the juvenile offenders

Conceptual tags Law enforcer Juvenile Juvenile offender Discretion Arrest Police training

Place Philippines

Time frame 2010

Findings -The police are the juvenile offenders first contact with the juvenile justice system. -Police officers who deal with juvenile offenders are specially trained for the job.

Conclusion - The police officer becomes tan on-thespot prosecutor, judge and correctional sytem in dealing with juvenile offenders. -Most officers regard the violations of juveniles as non serious unless they are committed by chronic troublemakers or involve significant damage to persons or property. -The police officers played a great role in Juvenile Justice system. -The police officers have the power whether to release or detain the juvenile offender. -the police officers generally try not to take juvenile offenders into custody as long as possible. -Environmental factors, Situational Factors can cause bias on police discretion.

Larry J. Siegel and Brandon C. Welsh

Juvenile Delinquency: Theory, Practice and Law

-to explain the functions of the police in the implementation of justice -to give a picture of how police officers deal with juvenile offenders -to explain how the police officers exercise their jurisdiction on whether or not they should detain or release a juvenile

Law enforcer Juvenile Juvenile delinquency History of juvenile Policing Police services Police roles Police and violent juvenile crime The arrest procedure Discretionary justice Factors affecting the police officers exercise of discretion

United States

1991

-the police officers treated children differently from adult offenders. -the police officers have the initial contact with juvenile offenders -the police officers have the discretion on whether to detain or release an adult offender or not. -the police officers try to balance their duty to the community and to make sure that the best interest of the child is given consideration. -police officers are forbidden to use unnecessary for in apprehending juvenile offenders.

Editing Staff of the Supreme Court of the Philippines

United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for Administration of Juvenile Justice (Beijing Rules)

-to further the well being of the juvenile and his/her family -to develop conditions that will ensure for the juvenile a meaningful life in the community, which, during that period in life when she or he is most susceptible to deviant behaviour, will foster a process of personal development and education that is as free from crime and delinquency as possible.

Children in conflict with the law Policy Procedure Apprehension Rehabilitation Family State

Philippines

2004

-the members state shall ensure that the best interest of the child is taken into consideration - Juvenile justice services shall be systematically developed and coordinated with a view to improving and sustaining the competence of personnel involved in the services, including their methods, approaches and attitudes.

-The child should be dealt with differently than adult offenders. -The best interest of the child should always be considered -The role of the family in dealing with CICL should be emphasized. -the state should ensure that the CICL should be dealt with, with outmost care.