(4) coming from a dysfunctional or broken family or without a parent or guardian;
(5) being out of school;
(6) being a streetchild;
(7) being a member of a gang;
(8) living in a community with a high level of criminality or drug abuse; and
(9) living in situations of armed conflict.
(e) "Child in Conflict with the Law" refers to a child who is alleged as, accused of, or
adjudged as, having committed an offense under Philippine laws.
(f) "Community-based Programs" refers to the programs provided in a community setting
developed for purposes of intervention and diversion, as well as rehabilitation of the child in
conflict with the law, for reintegration into his/her family and/or community.
(g) "Court" refers to a family court or, in places where there are no family courts, any regional
trial court.
(h) "Deprivation of Liberty" refers to any form of detention or imprisonment, or to the
placement of a child in conflict with the law in a public or private custodial setting, from which
the child in conflict with the law is not permitted to leave at will by order of any judicial or
administrative authority.
(i) "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 his/her social,
cultural, economic, psychological or educational background without resorting to formal court
proceedings.
(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.
(k) "Initial Contact With-the Child" refers to the apprehension or taking into custody of a child
in conflict with the law by law enforcement officers or private citizens. It includes the time
when the child alleged to be in conflict with the law receives a subpoena under Section 3(b)
of Rule 112 of the Revised Rules of Criminal Procedure or summons under Section 6(a) or
Section 9(b) of the same Rule in cases that do not require preliminary investigation or where
there is no necessity to place the child alleged to be in conflict with the law under immediate
custody.
(I) "Intervention" refers to a series of activities which are designed to address issues that
caused the child to commit an offense. It may take the form of an individualized treatment
program which may include counseling, skills training, education, and other activities that will
enhance his/her psychological, emotional and psycho-social well-being.
(m) "Juvenile Justice and Welfare System" refers to a system dealing with children at risk
and children in conflict with the law, which provides child-appropriate proceedings, including