PELAKSANAAN DIVERSI DALAM PENYELESAIAN PERKARA ANAK YANG BERHADAPAN DENGAN HUKUM DI KEJAKSAAN NEGERI SUKOHARJO

Abstrak

Protection of children who are faced with the law Referring to Law no. 11 of 2012 concerning the Juvenile Criminal Justice System, one of the efforts is Diversion. This research aims to determine the implementation of diversion according to law in Indonesia and the importance of the prosecutor's office in implementing diversion for children who are in conflict with the law at the prosecution level. The approach used in this research uses an empirical juridical approach. The type of research used by the author in this research is qualitative field research. This is done through interviews and using primary and secondary legal material data. The results of this research found that the legal process in resolving juvenile crimes through restorative justice is known as diversion. This diversion process can only be carried out for criminal acts that are punishable by imprisonment for under 7 years and are not criminal offenses. Then, through this research, we can find out that the role of the Prosecutor's Office in resolving sentences using diversion in juvenile crimes, especially in the jurisdiction of the Sukoharjo District Prosecutor's Office, is very important. The Prosecutor's Office strives to prioritize the interests and welfare of children in handling cases of children in conflict with the law.