Juvenile Delinquency and Crime- Solutions and Programs

In the Philippines, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)

in partnership with other governmental and non-governmental agencies provided safety
measures and strategies on how to mitigate the increase rate of children having conflict
with the law. These solutions and programs are directed to the youth themselves, the
family, or the community, in general.
There are interventions made in order to combat this issue and they are
subdivided into three levels: the primary interventions, the secondary, and tertiary.
Primary Interventions:
 Early childhood care and development
 Access to child and youth organizations
 Value formation activities
Secondary Interventions:
 Psycho-social sessions
 Self-help programs
 Family Therapy
 Development of Foster Families
 Abuse Prevention Programs
Tertiary Intervention:
 Temporary Shelter
 Therapeutic Programs
 Restitution of property
 Reparation of damaged caused
 Indemnification for consequential damages
 Written or oral apology
 Trainings, counseling, seminars, programs, etc.

Youth-directed strategies
 Education- schools are great channels in educating the youth on drug abuse,
robbery, homicide, and other crimes. While most of the youth’s population spend
most of their time at school, it is a great opportunity for educators to utilize
effective teaching strategies and methods that can increase the awareness and
understanding of problem behaviors and the significance of acquiring and/or
enhancing one’s skills. Aligned with this is the enactment of Republic Act 6655 or
the Free Secondary Education Act of 1988
  Education and organization of out-of-school youths- the Department of
Social Welfare and Development accumulates opportunities for out-of-school
youth to be participative in various activities—socio-cultural, livelihood, and even
community training programs. Included in these activities are their attendance on
numerous seminars that has something to do with premarital sex, substance
abuse, pregnancy and contraception, violence, smoking, drinking, suicide,
STDs/HIV/AIDS, abortion and homosexuality.
 Ahon Bata sa Lansangan- This center serves as a processing stage center for
children prior to the referral to another agency or on return to their families. Street
children are rescued and are provided with integrated social welfare services.
 Sikap Kabataang Pinoy (SIKAP)- is a program that seeks to ensure young
community service involvement and exposes them to real public and private
operations. Although few, it also offers young people work options.
Strategies directed to the families
 Systematic Training of Effective Parenting (STEP)- involves training and
counseling of parents and proper information dissemination.
 Empowerment and Reaffirmation of Paternal Abilities (ERPAT) is a
preventive and developmental intervention on enhancing parental skills that
emphasizes the father's parental roles, responsibilities, and abilities through
activities that support Filipino fathers' efficient performance of household duties
as well as the achievement of gender equality and the prevention of violence
against women and children.
Community-based Strategies
 Conduct of Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD), a stress-management
technique created to help kids cope with intense stress and minimize trauma and
damage. This may include games, music, stories, theater, arts and crafts, and
other things, in conjunction with the Municipal Social Worker Development Office
(MSWDO).

Families

Youth

Governmental
Schools and non-
governmental
Agencies