HANDLING OF PRISONERS ABOVE 18 YEARS OLD IN THE SPECIAL DETENTION CENTER FOR CHILDREN I KUPANG

Abstract

The definition of child itself has many meanings, this definition consists of several regulations that
applied in Indonesia, including: Article 1 point 1 of Law Number 23 Year 2002 concerning Child Protection for
the category of child is someone who is not yet 18 (eighteen) years old, including children who are still in the
womb; Law Number 3 of 1997 concerning Juvenile Court, children are categorized as persons in the case of
naughty children who are 8 (eight) years old, but have not reached the age of 18 (eighteen) years and have never
been married (Article 1 paragraph (1). Furthermore Article 4 paragraph (1) states that the age limit of bad
children who can be submitted to the child's trial is a child of at least 8 (eight) years but has not reached the age
of 18 (eighteen) years old and has never been married. The study focused on researching "Handling of Prisoners
Above 18 Years Old in Special Development Institution for Children Kupang I". With the formulation of the
problem; why 18-year-old Penitentiary Citizens are still fostered at the Kupang I Child Special Detention
center?; What is the model for the formation of Penitentiary Guides in Child Special Detention center Kupang I
over 18 years old. This research is included in the category of empirical legal research, namely research that
emphasizes the application of legal norms in realizing the function of the Kupang I Child Special Custody,
especially in the case of Handling Prisoners Who Are Over 18 Years Old at the Kupang I Child Special
Development Institution.
Keywords: children , models of formation , penitentiary guides , special guidance institutions for children