CRIMINAL POLICY IN CHILDREN'S CONSTRUCTION EFFORTS AS A NARCOTIC CRIMINAL ACTION PERSON

Abstract

Cases of narcotics abuse are increasing. This is evidenced by the almost daily press reports from newspapers and electronic media about smuggling, illegal trade, arrests and detention related to the problem of narcotics abuse. The purpose of narcotics abuse is a deviant or accidental use of narcotics. So the act violates the law and is threatened with criminality. Criminal policy in an effort to control children as perpetrators of narcotics crimes. Threats of imprisonment that can be imposed on children no later than 1/2 (one half) from the maximum threat of imprisonment for adults. This means that the criminal threat for children who become narcotics couriers is half of the criminal threats contained in the Narcotics Law. For children who become couriers or narcotics brokers, they must be based on the mechanism stipulated in the Child Protection Act and the Juvenile Justice System Law. Law enforcement for perpetrators who are still under age, there is a special provision called diversion, namely the transfer of settlement of child cases from criminal justice processes to processes outside of criminal justice