PHILIPPINE
LAW AND SOCIETY REVIEW
The study did not focus on the effectivity of the law in preventing children from committing crimes, nor on the effectivity of the law in rehabilitating the children in conflict with the law and then reintegrating them back into society. METHODOLOGY Questionnaires were prepared for key officials in each LGU: the Local Social Welfare and Development Officer (LSWDO), a member of the Barangay Council for the Protection of Children (BCPC), and the Local Chief Executive (LCE) or a representative of the local government unit. The questions were formulated in order to determine whether the LGUs have been able to comply with the provisions of the law, and to identify the issues or problems that LGUs encountered in implementing the law. CONCEPTUAL/THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK This study aimed to show that among the possible reasons for the apparent ineffectiveness of the law is the inability of LGUs to fully implement its provisions. The research team determined the extent to which the LGUs have been able to comply with the requirements of RA 9344, and for the areas where compliance is incomplete, to identify the factors that contribute to their failure to fully implement the law. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE Several studies have been conducted on RA 9344, among which is a report 18 published by PREDA Foundation19 which identified the
JESSICA KNOWLES, STILL BEHIND BARS: CHILD INCARCERATION AND JUVENILE JUSTICE POLICY IN THE PHILIPPINES, PREDA Foundation Report 18
IMPLEMENTATION OF RA 9344 IN LUZON 80