ALTERNATIF PERTANGGUNGJAWABAN PIDANA BAGI ANAK YANG BERKONFLIK DENGAN HUKUM BERBASIS MASYARAKAT MENUJU KEADILAN RESTORATIF

Restorative Justice is the approach adopted by The Law No.11 of 2012 on theCriminal Justice System for Child. The Restorative Justice is the settlement ofcriminal crime by involving the perpetrators, victims, families of theperpetrators/victims, and by the others who related together to seek a fairsettlement by emphasizing restoration to the original state, and not retributive.The approach focuses on the creation of justice and balance for criminals andvictims. The point of this research is: (1) How does principle of RestorativeJustice apply to The Criminal Justice System for Child?; and (2) What is the roleof society in seeking sanctions alternatives to children in conflict wih the law inpursuing Restorative Justice in Klaten Regency? This study was explore thepractice of both implementing the principle of restorative justice in the JabungVillage Gantiwarno Subdistrict Klaten Regency. The approach employed in thisstudy is empirical juridical, a study of sociological law or a field study, that is, ofexamining the legal requirements of the law as well as what happens in society’srealities. This study suggests that justice’s restorative principle can be applied bysociety as a protection to children in conflict with the law, because the faults ofchildren cannot be dismissed from the collective faults of the family and thecommunity as well, and therefore it is unfair for children to be punished inretributive. Social workers from The Task Group to Child Suitable Village inJabung (Gugus Tugas Desa Layak Anak Desa Jabung) giving service to a child inconflict with the law act as a case manager in charge or being: 1) asesor; 2)planner; 3) broker; 4) companion; 5) advocate; 6) conductor; and 7) evaluator.Keyword: children in conflict with the law; restorative justice; community based;