Implementation Of Restorative Justice Against Criminal Action By Children With 7 (Seven) Years Or More Criminal Threat Striving For The Best Interest Of The Child

Children must be provided with guidance and control during their development by their relatives, especially parents. In addition, whenever the children are involved in a crime, any training or coaching must be contemplated to take them back to a good environment suitable for their age. The orientation should be on coaching (restorative), not punishing children. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to determine whether the concept of Restorative Justice can tackle criminal acts by children who have threatened seven-year imprisonment and pay less attention to the child's best interest. The research was conducted using normative juridical research methods, so it can be concluded that the concept of Restorative Justice can be a settlement for children who conflict with the law, especially those who have threatened seven-year imprisonment or more; since Restorative Justice is potentially able to fight for children's rights fundamentally. The application of the diversion process with Restorative Justice is known as the mediation process, negotiations between perpetrators of crimes, victims, families of perpetrators and/or victims, communities, and law enforcers to find the best solution for the problems of children as perpetrators of crime.