Penjatuhan Sanksi Pidana Terhadap Anak Sebagai Pelaku Tindak Pidana Narkotika

Abstract

This study aimed at studying how the sanctions against drug users by children in the District Court of Lubuk Basung. The method used in this study is a field study. Data were collected through documentation and interview and anaysed with the normative and juridical approach. The data were obtained through studying the case files and decisions as well as interviews with judges at the Court of Lubuk Basung. The results of this study concluded that the imposition of criminal sanctions to the child who committed the crime of narcotics was not all put to criminal sanctions. There are given discretion depending on the weight or lightness of the narcotics case. For severe cases will still proceed to court, and the Court of Justice in taking sanctions still refer to the Act No.3 of 1997 on Juvenile Court, because in Law No. 22 of 1997 on Narcotic Drugs not specifically regulate the imposition of sanctions on children who committed the crime of narcotics. Advice given by the researchers is that the government immediately creates a special prison for children in the cone and surrounding area Lubuk Basung.

Kata Kunci: Sanksi pidana, pelaku tindak pidana, pengguna narkotika,

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