DASAR PERTIMBANGAN HAKIM DALAM PENJATUHAN PIDANA TERHADAP ANAK YANG MELAKUKAN TINDAK PIDANA (Analisis Terhadap Putusan Mahkamah Agung Dalam Menangani Perkara Anak)

Child is seen as a valuable asset of a nation and state in the future must be guarded and protected. It required coaching and protection of children, especially in terms of the age limit in the process handling of child criminals. Variety of positive law in Indonesia has ensure the protection of child offenders. One of them is Law. 3 of 1997 on Juvenile Justice. In this law provide protection to one child protection the age limit of criminal punishment against children. The problem is the First Was factors child committing a crime?, What is the basis for consideration of the judge daalam criminal punishment against children is a crime?. To answer these problems researchers use methods the normative study. The data used are secondary data include legislation, books, internet situ, court decisions and other materials related to the thesis Here you are. Research methods used Library (Research Library) and the analysis used qualitative analysis. Protection of children in the juvenile justice process has been guaranteed in National and International Instruments, which basically guarantees children's rights include various freedoms and rights of children, and various interest related to child welfare