Abstract:
Handling of children in conflict with the law is still oriented towards punishment. This qualitative
descriptive study aims to explain the power relations of children who face the law in the application
of diversion. Qualitative research using a phenomenological approach in the Special Region of
Yogyakarta with the selection of informas by purposive sampling. Data collection techniques with indepth interviews. The validity of the data by triangulating sources and methods, then analyzed using
an interactive model. The results showed that the power relation of children in conflict with the law
and family occurred in the diversion process, there was a balanced and mutually reinforcing
relationship, because the family tried to run the diversion process so that the child was spared from
imprisonment. The power relation of children in conflict with the law and schools occurs because the
mandate of the school as an educational institution has a duty to educate children, and children must
obey what has been set at school. The power relationship between children who are in conflict with
the police has an unbalanced relationship because the police have the duty to take action against
children who violate the law, even though the police must also commit to carry out the diversion
process for children who are in conflict with the law. Likewise, the child's relationship with the law
and the prosecutor's office, in this case the judge, is because the judge decides the sentence for this
deviant act, and the child must comply with what has been determined. The power relation of children
who are faced with the law with peers occurs in a balanced relationship, because there is solidarity
between the child and his friend so that there are actions that are helping each other. The power relation
of children in conflict with the law and social workers occurs in a balanced relationship because social
workers seek diversion to avoid imprisonment and social workers become the main performance
indicators if they can accompany the diversion process even up to the decision process. Likewise, the
child's relationship with child protection agency assistants and with Bapas |
