JUVENILE DELINQUENCY

EASY QUESTIONS A. R.A. No 9344 B. P.D. No. 603

1. A child deserted by his parents or guardians for six C. R.A. No.7610 D. R.A. No. 8369
continuous months is classified as,
A. Neglected B. Dependent 15. It is used to denote those various offenses committed by
C. Abandoned D. Abused children under the age of
A. Juvenile delinquency B. Juvenile acts
2. A child whose basic needs have been deliberately C. Juvenile crime D. Juvenile delinquent
unattended.
A. neglected child B. abandoned child 16. Offender who is less than eighteen years old is classified
C. dependent child D. abusive child as:
A. Adult offender
3. All but one, are the reasons on why a child will become B. Senile offender
truant. C. Youthful offender
A. unattractive school life D. Special Protection for Children Law
B. family problems
C. reasonable mentors 17. One of the following is a least cause of juvenile
D. Domestic problems delinquency:
A. Neglected homes
4. All parents are required to enroll their children in school to B. Police inefficiency
complete at least. C. Lack of proper guidance
A. Nursery Education D. Delinquent parents
B. Tertiary Education
C. Elementary Education 18. The following are examples of delinquency except one:
D. Secondary Education A. Children out of parental control
B. Children with high grades in school
5. A child who is deprived of speech and hearing due to C. School dropouts without justifiable reasons
abnormality defect during birth is known as. D. Waywardness of children
A. Disabled child
B. Emotionally disturbed child
C. Mentally ill child
D. Physically handicapped child

6. Among the following, who is the most vulnerable group to 19. The goal of any juvenile justice system is to –
abuse and suffer threats? A. Ensure that children are in school
A. police   B. parents   B. Punish and inculcate discipline among children
C. children D. old age C. Remove children from streets
D. Save children from becoming criminals
7. A parent who provided a sperm, egg or uterus to help in the
conception of a child 20. The most effective institution for control of juvenile
A. Stepparent B. Unfit parent delinquency is.
C. Biological parent D. Surrogate parent A. The Church
B. The control of the Police
8. A twenty four hour child caring institution that provide short C. The School
term resident care for youthful offenders. D. The Home
A. Shelter care Institution B. Nursery 21. The period when a person gets liberated from parents
C. Foster Home D. Detention Home authority is called?
A. Period of Conception
9. Barangay Funds may be appropriated to provide annual B. Period of Adoption
scholarship for… C. Period of Emancipation
A. Delinquent children B. Parentless children D. Menstrual Period
C. Indigent children D. Homeless children
22. Under PD 603, what do we call a person under 18 years
old who committed a crime?
A. Child B. Youthful Offender
C. Juvenile D. Child in Conflict with the Law
10. Children shall be given priority during _______ as a result
of armed conflict. 23. Under RA 9344, a child who is exactly 15 years of age is
A. Education B. Evacuation ______ from criminal liability.
C. Treatment D. War A. Exempted B. Not exempted
C. Mitigated D. Aggravated
11. Dependent, rebellious, selfish, demanding, impatient and
emotional 24. The totality of the circumstances and conditions which are
A. Adult ego state B. Child ego state most congenial to the survival, protection and feelings of
C. Parent ego state D. None of these security of the child and the most encouraging to child’s
physical, psychological and emotional development. It also
12. Educational system should extend particular care and means the least detrimental available alternative for
attention to young persons, who are at… safeguarding the growth and development of the child.
A. Risk B. Social risk A. Abandoned child
C. Emotional Risk D. Security Risk B. Child at risk
C. Child placement Center
13. How many months are needed in order for the child to be D. Best interest of the child
considered as abandoned?
A. 3 months B. 9 months 25. What do we call children who are in a place of war?
C. 6 months D. 2 months A. Child in Warzone Area B. Child Soldiers
C. Child in Conflict Zone D. Child in Conflict with the Law
14. Known as the Child and Youth Welfare Code.

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26. What institution is being termed as the “cradle of human institution or home or under the care and custody of persons
personality”? for purposes of adoption, guardianship or foster care.
A. School B. Home A. Child caring institution B. Maternity homes
C. Church D. Police C. Child placing agency D. Receiving homes

27. What is the primary right of parents? 40. PD 603 took its effect June 10, 1975 six months after its
A. To provide for the child’s quality education approval date. When was this provision approved?
B. To provide for the child’s shelter A. Dec. 10, 1974 B. Dec. 10, 1975
C. To provide for the child’s upbringing C. June 10, 1974 D. June 10, 1975
D. To provide for the child’s clothing
41. In the history, this period is beginning of reason and
28. What will happen to the sentence rendered by the court to humanism. In what century the enlightenment appear?
a boy of 10 who raped a girl of his age? A. 17th century B. 18th century
A. Mitigated B. Suspended C. 19th century D. 20th century
C. Serve D. Commuted
42. It is considered as the cradle of human personality.
29. Which of the following is not an element of social bonding? A. Home B. Family
A. Attachment B. Commitment C. School D. Church
C. Involvement D. Conscience
43. A place of residence whose primary function is to give
30. Which of the following should not released to the press by shelter and care to pregnant women and their infants.
the police officer? A. Receiving homes
A. Length of investigation B. Shelter care institution
B. Juveniles age C. Youth homes
C. Juveniles name D. Maternity homes
D. Type of crime committed
44. Refers to a 24-hour residential care facility that provides
31. Delinquency prevention programs are intended primarily to: care, treatment and rehabilitation services for children in
A. streamline juvenile court process conflict with the law.
B. prevent young people from getting into trouble with the law A. Receiving home
C. make the people more effective in dealing with juveniles B. Youth rehabilitation center
D. rehabilitate young people who are drug users C. Child caring institution
D. Maternity home
32. This may include the presence of both parents but who are
irresponsible that children experience constant quarrel in the 45. In the Philippines, what is the age of absolute
home. responsibility?
A. Separated Home B. Delinquent Home A. infancy to nine years old
C. Disturbed Home D. Broken Home B. eighteen to seventy years old
C. between nine and fifteen years old
33. Refers to the apprehension or taking into custody of a child D. seventy years old and above
in conflict with the law by the law enforcement officers or
private citizens. 46. It is the process of rectifying or modifying a child’s negative
A. Arrest of the child attitude and behavior. It enables the child to change his/her
B. Taking the custody of the child negative behavior into something positive and acceptable to
C. Initial contact with the child the community.
D. Initial investigation of the child A. Intervention B. Diversion program
C. Rehabilitation D. Reintegration
34. It is the mental incapacity of an individual to understand the
difference between right from wrong and its consequences. 47. When the child has no proper parental care or
A. Discernment B. Judgement guardianship or when the child’s parents or guardians have
C. Abnormality D. Sane deserted him/her for a period of at least six continuous months.
What is this statement referring to?
35. This provides temporary protection and care to children A. Abandoned Child B. Dependent Child
requiring emergency reception. C. Neglected Child D. Abused Child
A. Receiving home B. Shelter-care institution
C. Reception home D. Youth home 48. Refers to offenses which discriminate only against a child,
36. A principle that requires a process of resolving conflicts while an adult does not suffer any penalty for committing
with the maximum involvement of the victim, the offender and similar acts.
the community. A. Misdemeanour B. Status Offense
A. Retributive Justice B. Juvenile Justice C. Offense D. Felony
C. Criminal Justice D. Restorative Justice
49. Otherwise known as Special Protection of Children Against
37. A community based program for intervention that includes Child Abuse, Exploitation, and Discrimination Act.
measures to assist children at risk. This statement refers to? A. RA 7658 B. PD 603
A. Primary intervention C. RA 7610 D. RA 9344
B. Tertiary intervention
C. Secondary intervention 50. What conditions and elements which provokes crimes or
D. None of these factors such as personal problems, curiosity, ignorance,
necessities and diseases.
38. Refers to the program that the child in conflict with the law A. Physical Conditio
is required to undergo after he/she is found responsible for an B. Emotional Condition
offense without resorting to formal court proceedings. C. Precipitating Factors
A. Intervention B. Diversion program D. Psycho-emotional Condition
C. Rehabilitation D. Reintegration

39. An institution that provides care, custody, protection and

maintenance of children for placement in any child-caring
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sources of behavior models, except:
MODERATE QUESTIONS A. Political leaders’
1. Any person who shall engage in trading and dealing with B. family member
children including, but not limited to the act of buying and C. Mass media
selling of a child for money or for any consideration or barter D. Environmental experiences
A. Child Exploitation B. Child trafficking
C. Child prostitution D. Child abuse 12. Edwin Sutherland expounded the theory of ______ which
contended that criminal conduct is learned behavior, the
2. A pattern of repeated or habitual unauthorized absences learning is incurred by communication with others, and that the
from school by any juvenile subject to compulsory education information learned is about criminality thus, one tends to
laws is called become a criminal.
A. School Delinquency B. Status Offense A. Mobility B. Psychoanalysis
C. School Truancy D. Deviation C. Differential association D. Containment

3. A person appointed by the court to act as legal guardian of a 13. If you are a Delinquent youth and you terribly needs
child even if his parents is still alive when the best interest of therapy and thorough counseling in order to control your
the said child so requires. delinquent acts or else you will be prone to commit serial
A. Parens Patriae B. Guardian ad Litem crimes. What category of delinquent youth do you belong?
C. Cousel De Officio D. Adopter A. Asocial B. neurotic
C. Accidental D. social
4. It is an anti-social behavior or act which differs from the
normal model of set of laws and parameters, culture, custom
which society in broad-spectrum does not conform, generally it
refers to youth behavior which is against norms and
regulations of society, which is left unchecked would give rise
to criminality.
A. Habitual Delinquency 14. It refers to an order of the court requiring the offender to
B. Anti-social Behavior desist from committing any act of violence repeated against
C. Juvenile Prohibited Acts women and their children, including economic abuse, physical
D. Juvenile Delinquency violence, repeated verbal abuse, or destroying her property.
A. Temporary Protection Order
5. Which of the following will not exempt the child from criminal B. Temporary Probation Order
liability? C. Temporary Petition Order
A. A child is 15 year and below who acted without discernment D. Temporary Restraining Order
B. A child is above 15 years but below 18 years who acted
without discernment 15. Juvenile delinquency is not directly caused by poverty as
C. A child is above 15 years but below 18 years who acted with claimed by the conditions created by poverty like slums, bad
discernment environment, broaden homes, drugs, etc. to prevent
D. A child is above 18 but below 21 years delinquency, the best solution would be
A. Eliminate the causes
6. Children shall not be ____to become members of the AFP B. Beef up the police force
or its civilian units or other armed groups, nor not be allowed to C. Arrest the offenders
take part in the fighting, or used as guides, couriers or spices. D. Abolish poverty

A. Invited B. Forced 16. Lack of Education is a factor in juvenile delinquency and is

C. Recruited D. Trained also caused by poverty which creates other conditions that
breed delinquency like poor housing, bad neighborhood, etc.
7. It is characterized by infantile level of response, lack of Education is a part of what kind of environment?
conscience, deficient feeling of affection to others and A. psycho –social B. economic
aggression to environment and other people. C. political D. military
A. Psychopathic personality
B. Neurotic personality 17. The best interest of the child shall be paramount
C. Schizophrenic personality __________ in all actions concerning them, whether
D. compulsive neurosis undertaken by public or social welfare institution, courts of law
administrative authorities and legislative bodies, consistent
8. It refers to the apprehension or taking into custody of child in with the principle of first call for children.
conflict with the law by law enforcement officers or private A. Attention B. Consideration
citizens is termed as? C. Measure D. Precaution
A. Arrest B. Child Custody
C. Initial Contact D. All of these 18. Any child who has been arrested for reasons related to
armed conflicts, either as combatant, courier, guide or spy is
9. No person shall employ child models in all ____ or entitled to the following rights except one:
advertisements promoting alcoholic beverages, intoxicating A. Be treated as prisoner or war
drinks, tobacco and its byproducts and violence. B. Immediate free legal assistance;
A. Aspects B. Commercial C. Immediate notice of such arrest to the parents or guardians
C. Production D. Shows of the child
D. Separate detention from adults except where families are
10. Refers to children male or female, who for money, profit or accommodated as family units
any consideration influence by an adult or syndicate, indulge in
sexual intercourse. 19. Children below fifteen (15) years of age shall not be
A. Juvenile delinquents employed, except:
B. Children exploited in prostitution A. When the employment endangers his life and morals
C. Abandoned children B. When employment impairs the child’s normal development
D. Children in conflict with the law C. When there is work permit from DOLE secured by the
employer
11. Social learning theorists view violence as something D. When employment is with contract from parents but against
learned through behavior modeling. The following are the the will of the child
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D. Children In Conflict With The Law
20. Complaints on cases of unlawful acts committed against
children may be filed by the following except one: 30. The Age at which the rights and privileges of an adult are
A. At least two (2) concerned, responsible citizens where the legally granted.
violation occurred A. Manhood B. Adolescence
B. Barangay chairman C. Adulthood D. Age Of Majority
C. Offended party
D. Parents or guardians 31. The Period following the onset of puberty during which
a young person develops from a child into an adult.
21. If the CICL undergoes diversion, he shall be allowed to be A. Adolescence    B. Adulthood
with his family, should he violate any condition of the diversion C. Teenager D. Manhood
program the effect shall be 32. The Period during which adolescents reach sexual maturity
A. Postponement of diversion and become capable of reproduction.
B. Modification of the conditions of diversion A. Adulthood B. Puberty
C. Revocation of some of the conditions and addition of new C. Teenager D. Majority
conditions
D. Institution of legal actions 33. A Category of Crime that includes among others crimes,
Robbery, Theft, Carnapping, Arson, Shoplifting, and
22. The signing of documents is mandatory in the taking of the Vandalism.
statement of the child. Should the child not be able to sign his A. Minor Crimes B. Status Offenses
name due to illiteracy he may C. Violent Crime D. Property Crimes
A. Take his testimony with the use of electronic device to
accurately record his oral testimony 34. Refers to a Child who is vulnerable to and at the risk
B. Let the child sign the document by putting any marking as of committing criminal offenses because of personal, family,
an acknowledgement social circumstances.
C. Allow the child’s counsel to sign on the latter’s behalf A. Teenager at Risk B. Minor at Risk
D. Get the thumb print of the child C. Child at Risk   D. Adolescent at Risk

23. Turf in the parlance of gang members refers to
A. territory where a gang operates
B. activities of a gang in a certain condition
C. rituals and practices honored by gang members
D. form of discipline imposed to erring members of gang
24. What methodology towards delinquency where its view
gives an explanation that law violations and delinquency is a
result of some physical defect, it advocates that youth
misconduct is a direct result of faulty biology and the support
from family members, friends and acceptance of the
community may solve the problem on delinquency?
A. Biogenic Approach
B. Biological Approach
C. Bio-sociological Approach
D. Psychogenic Approach
25. Students failing to attend their classes for 20 days without
any reasonable cause and this may be attributed to the
school’s proximity to place of vices, unattractive school life,
failing grades, strict and unreasonable mentors, family and
domestic problems, fear of school bullies and fear of
punishment.
A. Anti-social behavior B. Vagrancy
C. Emotional disorder D. Truancy
26. Which of the following is not an effect of broken home?
A. Adequate supervision of children
B. Economic and financial burden on a single parent
C. Lack of care and love given to children
D. Early teenage pregnancy of children
27. In applying the provisions of R.A. 9344, In case of a child
in conflict with the law, It shall be construed
A. Rigorously     B. Strictly
C. Liberally         D. Stringently
28. Refers to a principle which requires a process of
resolving conflicts with the maximum involvement of the victim,
the offenders, and the community.
A. Punitive Justice    B. Retributive Justice
C. Restorative Justice D. Poetic Justice
29. The habitual committing of criminal acts or offenses by a
young person below the age at which ordinary
criminal prosecution is possible.
A. Juvenile Delinquency      C. anti-social behavior
B. Child Offender
C. Juvenile Delinquent
35. Refers to a Child who is alleged as accused of or adjudged
as having committed an offense under Philippine laws.
A. Teenager In Conflict with the law
B. Minor In Conflict with the law
C. Child In Conflict with the law
D. Adolescent In Conflict with the law
36. Under the Juvenile Justice Welfare Act, Children under
the following age are exempted from criminal responsibility
A. 9 yrs. and below as well as over 9 yrs. but below 15
B. 12 yrs. and below as well as over 12 yrs. but below 15
C. 15 yrs. and below as well as over 15 yrs. but below 21
D. 15 yrs. and below as well as over 15 yrs. but below 18
37. The Mental Capacity of a child to understand
the difference between what is right or wrong and the
consequences of his acts.
A. Motive B. Discernment
C. Intent D. Knowledge
38. An alternative child-appropriate process of determining the
responsibility and treatment of a CICL.
A. Diversion B. Parole
C. Probation  D. Home Detention
39. What Act providing for the elimination of the worst forms of
child labor and affording stronger protection for the working
child, amending for this purpose Republic Act No. 7610 as
amended, otherwise known as the “Special Protection of
Children against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act?
A. Act No. 9321
B. Republic Act No. 9344
C. Republic Act No. 7610
D. Republic Act No. 9231
40. They shall be responsible for the primary nurturing and
rearing of children which is critical in delinquency prevention.
A. Home B. Family
C. School D. Church
DIFFICULT QUESTIONS
1. Gina is a minor who committed theft for stealing a toy car
inside the mall. The reason why she steals the toy car is that,
she is jealous with their neighbor. Gina is suffering from what
specific youth behavior disorder?
A. stealing B. emotional disorder
D. Lying
2. An alternative, child-appropriate process of determining the
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responsibility and treatment of a child in conflict with the law on by the people around him and he became one among the most
the basis of his/her social, cultural, economic, psychological or notorious criminal in that place. Based on the case
educational background without resorting to formal court aforementioned, what causal theory of crime suits the
proceedings is called.. situation?
A. initial contact B. diversion A. Learning Theory B. Labeling   
C. intervention D. family conferencing C. Differential Association  D. Biochemistry

3. Child at risk refers to a child who is vulnerable to and at risk

of committing criminal offenses because of personal, family
and social circumstances, such the following except
A. being out of school
B. being exploited including sexually and economically
C. being a member of a gang
D. belonging from a family of good relationship

4. A theory based upon the idea that the assessment of the

person's outer appearance, primarily the face, may give
insights into one's character or personality.
A. Physiognomy     B. Phrenology             
C. Biological Theory D. Osteopathy Theory

5. It is a theory which is concerned with how the self-identity

and behavior of an individual is influenced (or created) by how
that individual is categorized and described by others in their
society.
A. Radical Theory   B. Psychological Theory
C. Labeling theory  D. Learning Theory

6. The following are Raffaele Garofalo’s suggestions except

one…
A. Death for those whose criminal acts grew out of a
permanent psychological anomaly, rendering them incapable
of social life.
B. Partial elimination or long time imprisonment for those fit
only for the life of nomadic hordes or primitive tribes
C. He held the view that criminals should not be held
responsible to their acts because the factors causing their
criminality were beyond their control.
D. Enforced reparation on the part of those who lack altruistic
sentiments but who have committed their crimes under
pressure of exceptional circumstances is not likely to do so
again.

7. Which of the following does not belong to the classical

school of thought?
A. People have free will to choose how to act
B. Punishment can deter people from crime
C. Social as well as biological factors played a role in
criminality.
D. The more swift and certain the punishment, the more
effective it is in deterring criminal behavior.

8. The following are the proposals incorporated in the Essay on

Crime and Punishment except one.
A. The prompt administration of clearly prescribed and
consistent punishments.
B. Well-publicized laws made by the legislature rather than
individual courts or judges.
C. Partial elimination or long time imprisonment for those fit
only for the life of nomadic hordes or primitive
tribes
D. The use of the penal system to deter would-be offenders,
rather than simply punishing those convicted.

9. Some of the most striking laws promulgated during the

period of Kalantiao are as follows except one…
A. Due respect to younger’s and parents
B. Strict obedience of children to their parents
C. Strict fulfillment of contract
D. Equality of husband and wife both socially and in the control
of their property

10. Mr. Perfect is a religious man. However, due to unexpected

event his house and other important things were completely
ruined by a tornado, thus he lost everything other than his life.
Thereafter, he planned to stay in a certain squatter area where
most high profile criminals live. Suddenly, he was persuaded
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