Diversion Method by Investigators in Resolving Cases of Children in Conflict with the Law

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to study and analyze the function of investigator diversion in resolving cases of children in conflict with the law. In this writing, the author uses a juridical normative method with a research specification in the form of descriptive analysis. One of the efforts to protect children in conflict with the law is through Law Number 11 of 2012 concerning the Juvenile Criminal Justice System. The existence of the Law on the Criminal Justice System in its implementation contains a requirement to uphold justice for children in conflict with the law, namely by implementing restorative justice as one of the methods of resolving child cases in Indonesia. The purpose of such juvenile justice is operationally played by law enforcement officers, in this context, law enforcement officers as regulated in Law No. 2 of 2002 concerning the Republic of Indonesia National Police are given the widest possible freedom and in all examination enhancements to exercise discretion. The implementation of diversion is motivated by the desire to avoid negative effects on the child's soul and development by their involvement with the criminal justice system. The implementation of diversion by law enforcement officers is based on the authority of law enforcement officers called discretion; is the authority of law enforcement officers who handle criminal cases.