Abstract: The passage of Republic Act 9344 or Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act on April 28, 2005 was hailed as watershed event in promoting the rights and well-being of children. But five years on, the law’s implementation continued to be dogged by resource limitation, readiness of stakeholders to undertake it and the negligent parents who did not care for their children. This study was conducted to know and discuss the people’s perspectives on the child welfare act. Specifically, it sought to answer the following queries: How do people of Barangay Leon Garcia Sr., Agdao, Davao City feel about Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act (R. A. 9344)? and What are the recommendations of the people on the implementation of Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act (R. A. 9344)? This qualitative inquiry underwent community integration and survey, summarizing each set of inputs, ideas and views which had been provided by respondents. It appeared that most of the residents of the community were opposed to the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006 (RA 9344) considering its flaws. Thus, results showed the need for parental training for parents, training skills for workers, more facilities for children in conflict with the law as well as for the victims and the most importantly the budget to materialize the enumerated recommendations for the betterment and effectiveness of the program.
Keywords: Qualitative Inquiry, Juvenile Justice, Welfare Act (R.V. 9344), Davao City.
Title: Qualitative Inquiry on the Pulse of the Community towards Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act (R.A. 9344)
Author: DANICA FAITH R. TASIC, CHELO M. BUNAO
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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