Jaminan Perlindungan Hukum Anak: Optimalisasi Unit Perempuan dan Anak Institusi POLRI

This article discusses the existence of women’s and children’s units. The Women and Children Unit is responsible for providing services in the form of legal protection for women and children as victims of crime and law enforcement against their perpetrators. At present, the child, as the perpetrator of other violations of the law, is investigated according to the field of violations committed by the child and not dealt with by the Women and Children Unit. The focus of this article is on how the position and authority of the Women and Children Unit are based on Regulation No. 10 of 2007 on the Organization and Organization of Women and Children Units, as well as the urgency of the reform of criminal law through the powers of the Women and Children Unit. The research method is the juris-normative study of law. The findings of the research show that the Women’s and Children’s Units were given authority on the basis of Article 11 of Capolri Regulation No. 3 of 2008. This rule provides special protection and treatment for children who commit certain criminal acts, both as victims and as perpetrators of certain crimes. The uncertainty of the Women's and Children's Units in the process of handling children in terms of the investigation of the child of a criminal offense caused a large number of children to be involved in the investigation and investigation process, which was carried out by adult investigators and not children. With the impact caused in the process of handling the child, the offender’s conduct is considered inappropriate or less relevant. The provisions on the treatment of children of perpetrators in the case of investigation and investigation of children should be reformulated so that the child is protected from the negative impacts that may affect the fulfillment of the objectives of the child criminal justice system.