An Overview of the Crime of Theft with Violence by Children

Abstract

Children are an asset and also the next generation of the nation, so children have the rightget the opportunity to develop, as well as the right to become a better person. However, nowadays there are many children who commit deviations, which are increasingly leading to criminal acts, such as theft by violence committed by children. This study aims to find out how the police handle children who commit criminal acts of theft with violence and what are the factors that cause children to commit theft with violence and what is the modus operandi of children who commit theft with violence. The research method used is empirical juridical. Data on children who commit crimes in theft and violence are dominated by almost 90% with children with low education. The modus operandi of perpetrators varies greatly depending on the location of the crime. The handling of the Police in dealing with the crime of theft is to take legal action.