PENERAPAN DIVERSI DALAM SISTEM PERADILAN PIDANA ANAK

The purpose of this research is to find out and analyze the application ofdiversion in the juvenile criminal justice system in the working area of the KlatenClass II Correctional Center and to find out and analyze the obstacles in solvingjuvenile offenses through the diversion mechanism in the working area of theClass II Penitentiary Center of Klaten.Settlement of criminal acts committed bychildren by means of diversion is a settlement that prioritizes the interests andprovides protection for the child. Law Number 11 of 2012 concerning the JuvenileCriminal Justice System states that "At the level of investigation, prosecution andexamination of juvenile cases in the District Court it is mandatory to seekdiversion".This type of research used in this research uses empirical legal research,with a descriptive qualitative research approach. This study uses secondary data asinitial data and then continues with primary data or field data. The data obtainedfrom both field studies and document studies is basically data that is analyzeddescriptively qualitatively, that is, after the data has been collected, it is thenpoured in the form of a logical and systematic description, then analyzed to obtainclarity in solving the problems in this study.The results showed that the application of diversion in the juvenile justicesystem in the working area of the Klaten Class II Correctional Center has not beenimplemented properly, because it is not in accordance with the provisions of theapplicable laws. Obstacles in resolving juvenile offenses through a diversionmechanism in the working area of the Klaten Class II Correctional Center include:Investigators in applying articles that are suspected of being inappropriate forchildren; the diversion process is carried out in conjunction with the assistance ofchildren during the initial examination stage in the police and community researchactivities; diversion has been implemented but there is no stipulation;investigators use social research for court hearings to carry out diversion; there isno meeting point between the parties because there is a third party who wants theproblem to be continued until the court hearing; there is no Social Welfare ServiceInstitution in the working area of Klaten Class II Correctional Center; Not all ofthe children who received diversion assignments received guidance andsupervision from the Klaten Class II Correctional Center.Keywords: diversion, juvenile criminal justice system, Klaten Class IICorrectional Center