Juridical Analysis of the Application of Restorative Justice to the Crime of Minors (Research Study at the Directorate of General Criminal Investigation of the Riau Islands Regional Police)

ABSTRACT: Handling criminal cases with a restorative justice approach offer different views and approachesto understanding and dealing with a crime. In the view of restorative justice, the meaning of crime is basicallythe same as the view of criminal law in general, namely attacks on individuals and society and social relations.The problem in this study is how to regulate the application of Restorative Justice to the Crime of Minors(Research Study at the Directorate of General Criminal Investigation of the Riau Islands Police), how toimplement the Application of Restorative Justice to the Crime of Minors (Research Study at the DirectorateGeneral of Criminal Investigation of the Regional Police Riau Islands) and what factors are obstacles orobstacles as well as solutions for the application of Restorative Justice to the Crime of Minors (Research Studyat the Directorate of General Criminal Investigation of the Riau Islands Regional Police). This study aims todetermine the Legal Arrangements for the Application of Restorative Justice to the Crime of Minors (ResearchStudy at the Directorate of General Criminal Investigation of the Riau Islands Regional Police), to determine theimplementation of a juridical analysis of the Application of Restorative Justice to the Crime of Minors(Research Study at the Directorate General of Criminal Investigation). Riau Islands Regional Police), to find outthe factors that become obstacles or obstacles and Solutions for the Application of Restorative Justice for theCrime of Minors (Research Study at the Directorate of General Criminal Investigation of the Riau IslandsRegional Police). This study uses a descriptive method by using a normative approach (legal research) to obtainprimary data through field research (research). The results showed that the application of Restorative Justice tothe Crime of Minors (Research Study at the Directorate of General Criminal Investigation of the Riau IslandsRegional Police) had basically been carried out well. However, there were still many obstacles in the field,especially the limited physical facilities of the building where restorative justice was carried out in Indonesia. Itis necessary for all components of society, especially for children in conflict with the victim themselves and thefamilies of children in conflict with the law and victims and communities who are harmed as a result of criminalacts committed by children, are expected to support the implementation of restorative justice as an alternative toimprisonment by forgiving and provide opportunities for children to face the law to correct their mistakes.

Keywords: Juridical Analysis, Restorative Justice and Crime