CAUSE AND EFFECT OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY IN THE CITY OF

TAGBILARAN: BASIS FOR INTERVENTION

JOHN GIO O. ANUNCIADO

FLOYD RODNEY P. HAO
JOHN PAUL C. JASO
ROY D. PAYOT
RYAN L. PICULADOS

COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE

BIT INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE
CITY OF TAGBILARAN
S.Y. 2022-2023
CAUSE AND EFFECT OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY IN THE CITY OF
TAGBILARAN: BASIS FOR INTERVENTION

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An Undergraduate Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the

College of Criminal Justice
BIT International College
City of Tagbilaran

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In Partial Fulfillment of the

Requirements for the Degree of
Bachelor of Science in Criminology

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JOHN GIO O. ANUNCIADO

FLOYD RODNEY P. HAO
JOHN PAUL C. JASO
ROY D. PAYOT
RYAN L. PICULADOS
 BIT International College
City of Tagbilaran

COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE

February 26, 2024

MARLON S. JALA, PhD.

Faculty
BIT International College
200 Gallares Street, Tagbilaran City, Bohol

Sir:

Greetings!

The undersigned researchers are hereby requesting you to be their thesis adviser for
the research study entitled “CAUSE AND EFFECT OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY
IN THE CITY OF TAGBILARAN: BASIS FOR INTERVENTION,” as partial
requirement for the course Research and Methodology.

Thank you very much and more power.

Respectfully yours,

(Sgd.) John Gio O. Anunciado

(Sgd.) Floyd Rodney P. Hao
(Sgd.) John Paul C. Jaso
(Sgd.) Roy D. Payot
(Sgd.) Ryan L. Piculados

Approved:

MARLON S. JALA, PhD.

Adviser
 THE PROBLEM

Statement of the Problem. The main objective of this study is to make an

analysis on the cause and effect of juvenile delinquency in Tagbilaran City, Bohol for

the year 2024 – 2025 with an end view of proposing preventive measures.

Specifically, it aimed to discover the following questions:

1. What is the profile of the respondents in terms of:

A. Juvenile/Community Residents

a. Age;

b. Gender; and

c. Grade Level?

B. Police Officers

a. Age;

b. Gender;

c. Civil Status; and

d. Rank?

2. What are the causes and effects of being juvenile delinquent?

3. What are the status offense that a juvenile delinquent made?

4. Is there a significant difference in the perceptions of responses on the:

1. Causes and effects of being juvenile delinquent; and

2. Status offense that a juvenile delinquent made?

5. What preventive measures could be designed in order to prevent the juvenile

delinquency in the City of Tagbilaran?

 BIT INTERNATONAL COLLEGE
200 Gallares Street, Tagbilaran City, Bohol

College of Criminal Justice

Survey Questionnaire

CAUSE AND EFFECT OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY IN THE CITY OF

TAGBILARAN: PREVENTIVE MEASURES

To our dear Respondents:

Here is a questionnaire which serves as data instruments for the present

study. Kindly answer the questionnaire honestly to ensure the accuracy of the data
and for a more reliable result. All information gathered will be held confidential and
shall be used only for the purpose of research.

Thank you so much.

Researchers

Part I. Profile of the Respondents

Direction: Please indicate with a checkmark of your choice on the space provided.

A. Juvenile/Community Residents

a. Age
[ ] 12 years old and below
[ ] 13 – 14 years old
[ ] 15 - 16 years old
[ ] 17 years old and above

b. Gender
[ ] Male
[ ] Female
[ ] LGBTQ

c. Grade Level
[ ] Grade 3 and below
 [ ] Grade 4
[ ] Grade 5
[ ] Grade 6
[ ] Grade 7
Others please specify : __________

B. Police Officers

a. Age
[] 25 years old and below
[] 26 – 30 years old
[] 31 – 35 years old
[] 36 years old and above

b. Gender
[ ] Male
[ ] Female
[ ] LGBTQ

c. Civil Status
[ ] Single
[ ] Married
[ ] Separated
[ ] Widowed

d. Rank
[ ] Pat - PSSg
[ ] PMS - PEMS
[ ] Plt – Pcapt.

II. Causes and Effects of Juvenile Delinquency.

Direction: Please indicate a checkmark (√) of your response to the column that
corresponds to your answer. Numerical choices correspond to the
following quantifiers.

4 – Agree (A) 2 – Disagree (D)

3 – Sometimes (S) 1 – Never (N)

Items A S D N
(4) (3) (2) (1)
CAUSES
1. Peer Influence.
2. Lack of Parental Guidance.
 3. Out of school youth.
4. Family Influence.
5.Weak emotional family bonding with the family or
other relatives.
6.No effective communication channels between
members of the family.
7. Being abused or exposed to family violence.
8. Facing different treatment in other juveniles.
9. Lack of support from the government.
10. Poverty.
EFFECTS
1.Affects their academic welfare and will miss their
academic activities.
2.Juveniles will be placed in a residential center for
detention and may dictate and affect his or her career
choices in the future.
3.Will result a trauma to a juvenile or in the members
of the family.
4.Will create instability and sense of insecurity for other
members of the family.
5.Costly and disruptive when attending counselling
sessions for the delinquent.
6.They will make community unsafe for being related
to sexual activities, drug use, gang involvement and
etc.
7.It challenges government, police, various social
organizations, educators, faith communities, and
politicians alike.
8. Family influence to children.
9. Broken family
10. Having trust issues to other people.

III. Status Offense that a Juvenile Delinquent Made.

Direction: Please indicate a checkmark (√) of your response to the column that
corresponds to your answer. Numerical choices correspond to the
following quantifiers.

4 – Agree (A) 2 – Disagree (D)

3 – Sometimes (S) 1 – Never (N)
Items A S D N
(4) (3) (2) (1)
1.Truancy.
2.Runaways.
3.Underage drinking.
4.Curfew.
5. Smoking.
6. Limited legal authority to prevent certain crimes or
investigate certain activities.

Thank you so much!