Second chance

Second chance is a documentary film that deals with children who are in conflict with the law. Through the help of the Albert Schweitzer Organization, the documentary video will deal with the experiences, feelings, and perceptions of juvenile delinquents in a hostile environment. Delinquency as well as other problem behaviors, increases during the adolescent years for several reasons. First, these years bring increasing freedom from parental scrutiny, and with this freedom come more opportunities to be involved in socially unacceptable behavior. Second, new tastes (often expensive ones) are acquired, for such things as stereos, clothing, automobiles and alcohol, yet legitimate means of satisfying these desires are often not available. Third, there is often a miss match between adolescence needs and the opportunities to fulfill them provided by the social environment. Finally, in some cases, the unmet needs and frustrations of early childhood fester into socially unacceptable behavior in later years. Clemens Bartolas author of Juvenile Delinquency. 5th ed. Before the 20th century, there was little distinction made between adult and juvenile offenders the same treatment and punishment were given to law offenders, whether young or old. This concept changed through out the years, due to moral and social responsibility because it is of common knowledge that children need more understanding and have special needs compared to adults. The 10 to 15 minute documentary is about cases of children one to two childen who are in conflict with the law because of emotional, social and urban decay problems most youths of the Philippines are experiencing today. This documentary aims to challenge the Philippine justice system in handling cases of children who are in conflict with the law. Furthermore, it will promote social awareness to these children and will help in garnering more support from people in the position to help. With this, the proponents hope that they would become the middle-persons between the children who are in conflict with the law and the viewers as they try to awaken them to the current situation of the youth, particularly those who are in conflict with the law