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Juvenile Delinquency
PD 603 - Child and Youth Welfare Code
RA 9262 - Anti Violence Against Women and their Children Act of 2004.
RA 9344 - Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006
Youthful offender - over 9 years old but under 18 years old at the time of the
commission of the offense.
Crime Theories Applicable to Juvenile Delinquency
1. Rational Choice - causes of crime lie within the
individual offender rather than in their external
environment.
2. Social Disorganization - absence or breakdown of
communal institutions and communal relationships
that traditionally encouraged cooperative
relationships among people.
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Communal Institutions
Family
School
Church
Social Groups
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Violent Crime in which the offender uses or threatens to use violent force upon the
victim.
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Delinquency - crimes committed by minors which are dealt with by the juvenile
courts and justice system.
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status offenses - offenses which are only classified as such because one is a minor,
such as truancy which is also dealt with by juvenile court.
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