Dynamics of Moral Disengagement on Children in Conflict With the Law

Criminal behavior that has been done by children in conflict with the law can be analyzed from moral angles. Children in conflict with the law had been studying the moral from the environment. That moral should serve as a code of conduct. But once, they were faced the situations that forced them to against their own moral standards and society standards. At that time, children in conflict with the law could justify their reason. That justification allowed them committed the offense. Bandura called this mechanism as moral disengagement. The aim of this study is going to know the dynamics of the process of moral disengagement when children in conflict with the law do criminal behavior. This study will use qualitative research design, specially instrumenal case studies. Research participants are children in conflict with the law particularly male, who are aged between 14 years old and 18 years old, has been found guilty by the court. Methods of data collection are using interview. Data will be analyzed using thematic analysis