The democratic election of president Rodrigo Duterte on May 9, 2016, in combination with Philippines current socio-economic circumstances, has drawn the attention of national and international agencies and is the subject of public debates. Since his War on Drugs, juvenile delinquency and criminalization have become widely discussed topics about which Duterte has said that children killed in the drug war are collateral damage . Different governmental and non-governmental organizations are dedicated to help children by providing a shelter, love and education, as well as in-depth programmes to rehabilitate and eventually reintegrate children in conflict with the law into society. To explain the high rate of juvenile delinquency and the functioning of support and rehabilitation initiatives, we have conducted qualitative research based on multi-sited ethnographic fieldwork in both Olongapo City and Puerto Princesa from February until April 2017. This thesis outlines how socio-economic and political circumstances are related to juvenile delinquency and support and rehabilitation initiatives. We argue that certain socio-economic conditions play an important role in the emergence of a crime environment children and youth live in and that Philippines current political conditions maintain this environment. Thereby, we argue that president Duterte s War on Drugs seems counterproductive of what it is supposed to defeat and that only a focus on the causes, rather than the consequences of crime, may defeat juvenile delinquency and may positively contribute to the goals of different support and rehabilitation initiatives. What underlying problems revolve around Juvenile Delinquency? Throughout the years Juvenile Delinquency has been a major problem in the whole world. It has contributed to the increasing crime rate and it grows at an alarming pace. The Philippine government faces a considerable problem in deciding whether they should or should not imprison the miscreants of the problem, the juveniles. While it is said that juveniles cause problems in the country, there may be an underlying problem that they face that moves them to do the crimes, like the environment where they live in or the influence they got from the people surrounding them. As stated by Senator Santiago (2012), “Criminal Justice should never be a controlling paradigm for children, especially for those who have committed non-heinous offenses. Even in heinous crimes, the intention should still be the child’s restoration, rehabilitation, and reintegration. It is in these cases, where diversion could be utilized to help in the protection and rehabilitation of the child.” Juveniles who have committed crimes in the Philippines should not be penalized because there are plausible reasons why they do the crime, and there is still a chance for them to reform. A child’s reasoning is still developing where he/she still cannot differentiate right from wrong, so there should be underlying problems that moves the child to commit crime. A child’s mind is usually motivated by the environment where they live and interact. Academia.edu no longer supports Internet Explorer. To browse Academia.edu and the wider internet faster and more securely, please take a few seconds to upgrade your browser.
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Thesis about juvenile delinquency in the Philippines
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