The Diversion as a Form of Child Criminal Settlement through Restorative Justice Approach

The aims of this study are as follows: To find out and analyze the handling of children's cases through Restorative justice by investigators from the Criminal and Investigation Unit. To find out and analyze the obstacles that arise in the implementation of Restorative justice by the Criminal Investigation Unit investigators and their solutions. The method used by the researcher is sociological approach to law and the specifications in this study are descriptive analytical. The sources and types of data in this study are secondary data obtained from library studies. Based on the results of the study that handling of Child Cases through Restorative Justice by Investigators of the Criminal Investigation Unit still has many pros and cons. For investigators, it is not easy to solve the crime of persecution with the principle of restorative justice because there must be an agreement between the victim's family and the perpetrator. The role of the police in this study will be associated with the increasing number of crimes committed by children. The essence of the police in following up on the occurrence of criminal acts of abuse committed by children is veryimportant, especially in providing protection to the community, especially children. Barriers: there is still a lack of human resources for law enforcement officials, both in terms of quantity and quality. Supporting facilities and infrastructure are still very minimal, due to budget constraints. There is still a lack of socialization to the community, causing public perceptions to be still not uniform regarding the application of restorative justice in the settlement of crimes committed by children. The solution is: increasing the quantity and quality of law enforcement officers. Addition of facilities and infrastructure that support the implementation of legal protection for children