PRACTICE TEST IN CRIMINOLOGY

A  Child or a young person, who, in a legal system is being dealt with differently

It refers to an anti-social act or behavior which deviates from the normal pattern of rules and regulations, custom and culture which society does not accept and which there justifies some kind of punishment or corrective measures.

These are acts or omissions which are not punishable if it will be committed or done by an adult. It only becomes anti-social when a minor commits it.

The civil personality of the child shall commence from the time of his ________,for all purposes favorable to him, subject to the requirements of Art. 41 of Civil Code.

____________ or the so called patria potestas  and is the sum total of the rights which the law grants to the parents over the person and property of their children while they are minors and unemancipated to facilitate compliance with their duties of support and education, which are incumbent upon them.

Refers to the aggregate of persons or those responsible persons from various sectors of the community or those working in commercial, industrial, and agricultural establishment or enterprises whether belonging to labor or management.

Is one who is without a parent, guardian or custodian; or one whose parents or guardian or other custodian for good cause desires to be relieved of his care and custody; and is dependent upon the public for support.

One whose basic needs have been deliberately unattended or inadequately attended.

A youthful offender is a child, minor, or youth, including one who is emancipated in accordance with law, who is over nine years but under eighteen years of age at the time of the commission of the offense.         

AN ACT ESTABLISHING ACOMPREHENSIVE JUVENILE JUSTICE AND WELFARE SYSTEM

It refers to an alternative child-appropriate process of determining the responsibility and treatment of a juvenile in conflict with the law on the basis of his social, cultural, economic, psychological or educational background without resorting to formal court adjudication.

It is the apprehension or taking into custody of a juvenile in conflict with the law by law enforcement officers or private citizens.

Is defined as a careful, systematic study of knowledge in the field of criminology or criminal justice, undertaken to discover or establish facts of the crimes or causations of crime.

Is concerned with the acquisition of new knowledge for the sake of science or the development of the field.

Are abstract tags that are put on reality and are the beginning point in all scientific endeavors. It is symbolic creations or constructs that attempts capture the essence of reality.