Regulation regarding youth crime in Indonesia
What is the legislation regarding youth crime in Indonesia?
The Definition of Juvenile Delinquency in Indonesia as indicated by Article 1 (1) of Law No.3, 1997:
1. A Child who Commits a Crime
2. A Child who Commits an Action that is Considered Forbidden for Children.
The expanding in urbanization in Indonesia has expanded the total of youth crime. There are a lot of regulation and legislation regarding youth crime in Indonesia. However, there are still a lot of youngsters that involve in petty crimes, such as theft. Detail discharged from Police Department of the Republic of Indonesia between January – May 2002 more than 4000 Indonesian youngsters are brought to the court consistently for criminal offences (Mardite 2011). In view of the criminal detail, there were more than 11.344 youngsters that perpetrate law violations in 2003, In between January – May 2003 there were 4.325 kids were in jail and 84.2% of them were kept in adult prison house (Mardite 2011)
In Indonesia, if a youngster over 8 years of age and they carry out in law violations, there is a high risk that they will be arraigned and could be formally detained. Indonesia juvenile delinquency system does offer some protection for children. In 1997, Indonesia adopted a special law on adolescent equity. This law gives separate court incidents and some post-settling stages for youngsters in clash with the law. Indonesia’s justice system continues in mandate discipline, not restoration, in other words punishment instead of rehabilitation. However, in 2002 Law of Child protection obliges the government alternate state institutions to provide special protection to kids in clash with the law. According to Article 2 of Law No.4/1979 states that children have the right to adequate care to enable them to grow and to develop normally.
There are 2 kinds of policies on dealing with juvenile offenders, proceed to the court or maybe referred to a government or non-government social foundation.
The Definition of Juvenile Delinquency in Indonesia as indicated by Article 1 (1) of Law No.3, 1997:
1. A Child who Commits a Crime
2. A Child who Commits an Action that is Considered Forbidden for Children.
The expanding in urbanization in Indonesia has expanded the total of youth crime. There are a lot of regulation and legislation regarding youth crime in Indonesia. However, there are still a lot of youngsters that involve in petty crimes, such as theft. Detail discharged from Police Department of the Republic of Indonesia between January – May 2002 more than 4000 Indonesian youngsters are brought to the court consistently for criminal offences (Mardite 2011). In view of the criminal detail, there were more than 11.344 youngsters that perpetrate law violations in 2003, In between January – May 2003 there were 4.325 kids were in jail and 84.2% of them were kept in adult prison house (Mardite 2011)
In Indonesia, if a youngster over 8 years of age and they carry out in law violations, there is a high risk that they will be arraigned and could be formally detained. Indonesia juvenile delinquency system does offer some protection for children. In 1997, Indonesia adopted a special law on adolescent equity. This law gives separate court incidents and some post-settling stages for youngsters in clash with the law. Indonesia’s justice system continues in mandate discipline, not restoration, in other words punishment instead of rehabilitation. However, in 2002 Law of Child protection obliges the government alternate state institutions to provide special protection to kids in clash with the law. According to Article 2 of Law No.4/1979 states that children have the right to adequate care to enable them to grow and to develop normally.
There are 2 kinds of policies on dealing with juvenile offenders, proceed to the court or maybe referred to a government or non-government social foundation.