Challenging Attitudes Towards Children Living on the Streets Quiz

1. QUIZ Challenging Attitude and Perceptions

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

3. “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

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

5. “Children in contact with the justice system” refers to children who come into contact with the justice system as – • Victims, offenders • Only offenders • Victims, witnesses, offenders • Victims, witnesses

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

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

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

9. 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. • True • False

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

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

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

13. 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

14. The ……… has the responsibility to assist families in providing care and protection of children. • Society • Government • NGOs • All the above • Only family is responsible

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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. • True • False

18. (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