PERAN PEMBIMBING KEMASYARAKATAN DALAM PENDAMPINGAN ANAK YANG MELAKUKAN TINDAK PIDANA PERSETUBUHAN: (Studi Kasus Di Pengadilan Negeri Karanganyar)

The purpose of this research is to analyse the role of community advisersin the mentoring of children who commit criminal acts in the District Court ofKaranganyar. Analyzing the barriers experienced by community advisers inmentoring children who commit criminal acts in the District Court of Karanganyar.The method of approach in writing is sociological juridical. Thespecification of this research uses analytical descriptive. Data sources use primarydata and skunder data. Data collection techniques using interview studies, FocusGroup Discussion and observation. To analyze the data, researchers use qualitativedescriptive analysis methods.The role of public tutoring in the mentoring of children who commit acriminal offence at the Karanganyar District Court is as follows: Thepre-adjudication stage, which is the stage at the commencement of the policeinvestigation process against a child who commits a criminal offence. In this stagethe role of the Surakarta Correctional Hall through Community guidance (PK) is tocreate a public research report (LITMAS) at the request of the police. The level ofadjudication, which is the stage when the case involving the child facing the law,has entered into the proceeding. At this stage the role of the Correctional hallthrough community guidance is to accompany the child who commits a criminaloffence who becomes his client in any proceedings. Post stage of adjudication,which is the stage at the time after the case involving the child who commits acriminal offence is disconnected by the judge. At this stage the role of theSurakarta Correctional Hall through community guidance was to guide, assist, andsupervise the child's client in the sentence that he had imposed. Communityguidance barriers in mentoring children who conduct criminal acts in the DistrictCourt of Karanganyar, namely: the work area of each Bapas is too broad, so thedistance between the client's residence with many Bapas office is very far, thenumber of public advisers is not balanced with the amount of work to be done forthe benefit of the task PK. The financial budget in Bapas to implement theimplementation of mentoring, assistance and supervision of children's clients is stilllimited , facilities and infrastructures in Bapas are still relatively limited, such asoperational vehicles for community advisers and public guidance rooms, the slowdemand of litmas from the police, and the lack of coordination from the police,prosecutors, and the courts to the Bapas in the event of follow-up efforts on theimplementation of the Diversi.Keywords : Child Mentoring, Criminal Offense.