Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006 Research Paper
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
“Our youth is the hope of our motherland.” Quote our national hero Dr. Jose Rizal. As it was during his time, how come a big percentage of our youths faced or are still facing cases against delinquent acts now? Each and every child’s moral high ground starts at the very home cultivated by their parents. But what of those children who are forced to live on the streets, forced into prostitution, drugs and slavery just to fend for themselves? For many young people today, traditional patterns guiding the relationships and transitions between family, school and work are being challenged. Social relations that ensure a smooth process of socialization are collapsing; lifestyle trajectories are becoming more varied and less predictable. The restructuring of the labor market, the extension of the maturity gap (the period of dependence of young adults on the family) and, arguably, the more limited opportunities to become an independent adult are all changes influencing relationships with family and friends, educational opportunities and choices, labor market participation, leisure activities and lifestyles. It is not only developed countries that are facing this situation; in developing countries such as the Philippines as well there are new pressures on young people undergoing the transition from childhood to independence. Rapid population growth, the unavailability of housing and support services, poverty, unemployment and underemployment among youth, the decline in the authority of local communities, overcrowding in poor urban areas, the disintegration of the family, and ineffective educational systems are some of the pressures young people must deal with. (http://www.wowessays.com/dbase/af4/lvw152.shtml, 2010) Young people who are at risk of becoming delinquents often live in difficult circumstances. Children who for various reasons—including parental alcoholism, poverty, breakdown of the family, overcrowding, abusive conditions at home,
INTRODUCTION
“Our youth is the hope of our motherland.” Quote our national hero Dr. Jose Rizal. As it was during his time, how come a big percentage of our youths faced or are still facing cases against delinquent acts now? Each and every child’s moral high ground starts at the very home cultivated by their parents. But what of those children who are forced to live on the streets, forced into prostitution, drugs and slavery just to fend for themselves? For many young people today, traditional patterns guiding the relationships and transitions between family, school and work are being challenged. Social relations that ensure a smooth process of socialization are collapsing; lifestyle trajectories are becoming more varied and less predictable. The restructuring of the labor market, the extension of the maturity gap (the period of dependence of young adults on the family) and, arguably, the more limited opportunities to become an independent adult are all changes influencing relationships with family and friends, educational opportunities and choices, labor market participation, leisure activities and lifestyles. It is not only developed countries that are facing this situation; in developing countries such as the Philippines as well there are new pressures on young people undergoing the transition from childhood to independence. Rapid population growth, the unavailability of housing and support services, poverty, unemployment and underemployment among youth, the decline in the authority of local communities, overcrowding in poor urban areas, the disintegration of the family, and ineffective educational systems are some of the pressures young people must deal with. (http://www.wowessays.com/dbase/af4/lvw152.shtml, 2010) Young people who are at risk of becoming delinquents often live in difficult circumstances. Children who for various reasons—including parental alcoholism, poverty, breakdown of the family, overcrowding, abusive conditions at home,
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