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    Profile of juvenile delinquents in the Regional Rehabilitation Center for the Youth RRCY (Region VI) in Guimaras
    Calizo, Brian M.; Ocbeña, Ramir B. (Division of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 2001-03-22)
    This study aimed to determine the profile of juvenile delinquents in RRCY VI in Guimaras. Respondents of the study were delinquents who were admitted in the rehabilitation center from November 15, 1998 to February 10, 2001. Interview schedules and questionnaires were the primary tools for gathering data. There were two sets of questionnaires using a five-point scale. The first set measured respondents’ perception towards delinquency and second set measured their personal conviction to change. Two-tailed tests and Pearson Correlation were used to test the validity and reliability of the questionnaires, respectively. Standard Deviation was used to determine respondents’ levels of perception towards delinquency and personal conviction to change. Results of the study showed that respondents have an average negative perception towards delinquency and an average conviction to change. It was also found out that most of them are 14 to 17 years old, middle-born child who have low educational attainment, grave criminal offense/s. Further, most of them came from big families, and at the same time intact. Lastly, most of them have parents whose occupations do not require any schooling or training to qualify.
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    A comparative study on intervention policies anitiatives against human trafficking for sex in Iloilo City and Boracay, Malay, Aklan
    Berano, Erlie R.; Bolinas, Nicollete A. (Division of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 2015-06)
    Human trafficking is considered as one of the most rampant and pervasive crime because of its transnational nature. The increasing statistics of human trafficking cases is alarming thus the call for a more stable and strong intervention policies and initiatives against human trafficking. Our study pondered on the existing intervention policies and initiatives against human trafficking focusing on sexual exploitation. The main argument of this study rests on the following questions. First, what are the existing intervention policies and initiatives against human trafficking for sex. Second, on whether and how identified challenges such as victim identification, public awareness and underground transactions affect the implementation of the policies and programs. And lastly, how is the level of community participation despite the presence of existing challenges. The researchers employed a Process Theory Integration that entails to merge different theories from different discipline in order to interpret the data gathered. The different theories used by the researchers are Economic Theory to explain the presence of underground transactions Prospect theory to give details on public awareness and Consent Theory to elucidate on the topic of victim identification. Data gathering in this study ranged from the use of secondary data, community profiling, key informant interviews and participant observation. The observed findings show that the implementation of the existing policies and programs against human trafficking are greatly affected by the identified challenges. Furthermore, there is low level of conununity participation however the citizens are willing to help in tire implementation process. The actors that are involved in combating human trafficking should review the policies for possible loopholes and strictly implement the ordinances and programs
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    Labor market indicators and crime rate in the Philippines using regional panel data regression analysis
    Abonado, Alexander O.; Legayada, Frentien Ruigi L. (Division of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 2016-05)
    Few empirical research exists that study on the relationship between labor market indicators and crime and those studies that have done so, use national level data. This paper aims to determine the relationship of labor market indicators and crime rate in 17 regions in the Philippines using regional-level panel data analysis. A regression analysis has been presented using data from three different time periods-2002 to 2008, 2009 to 2014, and 2002 to 2014. The evidence suggests that completion rates in both primary and secondary and gross regional domestic product per capita have consistent and significant effects on crime whereas labor market indicator variables, such as unemployment rate, underemployment rate and labor force participation rate have statistically insignificant coefficient estimates.