MEDIATION IN HANDLING OF CRIMINAL HOUSEHOLD ACCIDENT AT THE LEVEL OF INVESTIGATION

The crime of neglect of the household is one of the criminal acts of domestic violence that is categorized as a crime in the criminal law which solves its case through a criminal course, but because of its sphere in the family environment, the path of settlement through the criminal law will have an adverse impact on the survival and household harmony. This is contrary to the mandate of Law Number 23 of 2004 concerning the Elimination of Domestic Violence, which is maintaining the integrity of a harmonious and prosperous household, so that in handling these criminal cases it is necessary to use a special approach, technique and effort so that the case does not lead to the downfall criminal but leads to Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) which is mediation based on the restorative justice theory approach. The research location in Gorontalo Regional Police uses Field Research type of research, qualitative research methods and analyzed using descriptive analysis. The results showed that the implementation of mediation in handling this criminal act had been carried out using the theory of restorative justice but there were still obstacles that affected the implementation of mediation. The need for formal regulations and SOPs as a reference in carrying out mediation in the investigation process.Tindak Pidana Penelantaran Rumah Tangga merupakan salah satu dari tindak pidana kekerasan rumah tangga yang terkategori sebagai sebuah kejahatan dalam hukum pidana yang penyelesaiaa kasusnya tentu melalui jalur pidana, namun karena ranahnya dalm lingkungan keluarga, jalur penyelesaian melalui hukum pidana tesebut akan berdampak memiliki dampak buruk bagi kelangsungan dan keharmonisan rumah tangga. Hal tersebut bertolak belakang dengan amanat Undang Undang Nomor 23 Tahun 2004 tentang Penghapusan Kekerasan dalam Rumah Tangga yakni memelihara keutuhan rumah tangga yang harmonis dan sejahtera, sehingga dalam penanganan kasus Tindak pidana ini  perlu menggunakan pendekatan, teknik dan upaya khusus agar kasus tersebut tidak berujung kepada penjatuhan pidana namun mengarah pada Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) yakni mediasi yang berbasis  pendekatan teori restorative Justice. Lokasi penelitian di Kepolisian Daerah Gorontalo  menggunakan jenis penelitian Field Research, metode penelitian kualitatif dan dianalisis menggunakan deskriptif analisis. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan  pelaksanaan mediasi dalam penanganan tindak pidana ini sudah dilaksanakan menggunakan teori restorative justice namun masih terdapat  kendala yang mempengaruhi implementasi mediasi. Perlu adanya regulasi dan SOP yang formal sebagai acuan dalam melaksanakan mediasi dalam proses penyidikan.   &nbsp