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(j) "Diversion Program" refers to the program that the child in conflict with the law is required to undergo after he/she is found responsible for an offense without resorting to formal court proceedings.
Diversion programs, broadly defined, are any authorized activity that result in the nonentry of an offender into the criminal justice system or the discontinuation of formal case proceedings against that offender and their replacement with informal, often less punitive, proceedings.
Diversion proceeding - refers to a meeting or series of meetings facilitated by either a social worker, Punong Barangay, law enforcement officer, prosecutor or a judge, depending on the level of diversion conducted, with a view to having the parties involved in the offense agree on the appropriate diversion program for the CICL.
provides child-appropriate proceedings, including programmes and services for prevention, diversion, reha- bilitation, re-integration and aftercare to ensure their normal growth and development. Instead of using the word “juvenile”, Philippine laws made use of the word “child”.
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May 30, 2020 · Diversion refers to an alternative child-appropriate process of determining the responsibility and treatment of a child in conflict with the law on the basis of the child’s social, cultural, economic, psychological or educational background without resorting to formal court proceedings.
What is “Diversion”? Why should children at risk and children in conflict with the law be kept out of the formal criminal justice system? Does RA 9344 embolden children to commit more crimes?
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Jun 16, 2019 · Republic Act No. 9344 or the “Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act” defines the Juvenile Justice and Welfare System as a system dealing with children at risk and children in conflict with the law, which provides child-appropriate proceedings, including programs and services for prevention, diversion, rehabilitation, re-integration and aftercare ...
