QUIZ C HALLENGING A TTITUDE AND P ERCEPTIONS

Children living / working on the streets are a social threat, and are to be blamed for an increase in juvenile delinquency.  True  False

“Violence” against children means all forms of physical or mental violence, injury or abuse, neglect or negligent treatment, maltreatment or exploitation, but does NOT include sexual abuse.  True  False

Research and evidence suggests that majority of the crimes committed by children globally are rather serious in nature.  True  False

“Children in contact with the justice system” refers to children who come into contact with the justice system as – 1) Victims, offenders 2) Only offenders 3) Victims, witnesses, offenders 4) Victims, witnesses

My own child can never become involved in crime. O Yes O No O May be

Community based sentences or non- institutional penalties is a way of letting the children ‘getting off lightly’. O True O False

Diversion should be used only when there is NO evidence that the child committed the alleged offence.  True  False

All children are to be treated equally and there is no need for gender-based vulnerability of juvenile female offenders to be taken into account in decision- making. O True O False

Growing up in an environment where violence takes place can make violence in custody feel “normal” for some young people.  True  False

Children’s rights and juvenile justice in particular is a very high priority in all countries globally.  True  False

Countries with limited financial and human resources should prioritize budgeting and governance for child victims over juvenile offenders.  Yes  May be  No

The participation of an offender in a restorative justice process can be used as evidence of admission of guilt in subsequent legal proceedings. True False

The ……… has the responsibility to assist families in providing care and protection of children. A. Society B. Government C. NGOs D. All the above E. Only family is responsible

Personal beliefs (“rehabilitation of juvenile offenders is not possible” / “they deserve to be punished for their crimes”) of juvenile justice functionaries will have no effect on the implementation of the juvenile justice administration.  True  False

The gender-based vulnerability of juvenile female offenders should not be taken into account in decision-making because it discriminates against juvenile male offenders.  True  False

In a ‘Restorative process’ the victim, offender, and / or community member affected by a crime participate together in the resolution of matters arising from the crime, without any external help. O True O False

(Choose the most appropriate response) – Objective of Restorative Justice is -  Criticize crime and the criminal  Encourage all parties to take responsibility, particularly the offender  Treat criminal behaviour as unacceptable