to behave in deviance tends to increase (Maidin
Gultom, 2014).
A child committing a crime not only has an
impact on the security and order of society, but can
also have a harmful impact that threatens the future
of the nation and state. Circumstances can affect
children's behavior. Therefore, in dealing with the
problem of bad children, parents and the community
should be more actively responsible for the
guidance, guidance, education, and development of
children's behavior for the better.
Parental involvement in guiding children not to
commit crimes is very much needed (E. J. Gifford et
al, 2020). Various studies have been carried out
related to criminal liability [15-18] towards bad
children and the juvenile criminal justice system
[20-23]. In this case, when children commit
violations, it is the parents who are responsible, so
they need stronger support for parents to also
provide education to parents (Eva Aizpurua, 2020).
In essence, children cannot protect themselves
various kinds of actions that cause mental, physical,
social harm in various fields of life and livelihood.
Children must be assisted by others in protecting
themselves, especially in the implementation of
juvenile criminal justice that is foreign to him.
Children need to be protected from mistakes in
applying the laws and regulations that are applied to
them, which cause mental, physical, and social
harm. Child protection in this case is called legal /
juridical protection (legal protection) (Maidin
Gultom, 2014). Children with disabilities also need
to be protected from crime and violence (Mogens
Nygaard, 2019), as well as the need to protect
children who are exploited online (Thomas J. Holt et
all, 2020).
The position of the child as a young generation
(the successor to the noble ideals of the nation,
future leaders, and sources of hope for the previous
generation) needs to have the broadest opportunity
to grow and develop naturally, both spiritually,
guaranteeably, and socially. Child protection is a
business and activity of all levels of society in a
variety of positions and roles, which is well aware of
the importance of children for the homeland and
nation in the future. If the child has matured in
physical as well as mental and social growth, then
the time has come to replace the previous generation
(Maidin Gultom, 2014).
Child protection is any effort made to create
conditions so that every child can carry out their
rights and obligations for the development and
growth of children naturally, physically, mentally
and socially. Child protection is an embodiment of
justice in a society, thus child protection is pursued
in various fields of state and community life. Child
protection activities bring legal consequences, both
in relation to written law and unwritten law (Maidin
Gultom, 2014).
Child protection efforts need to be carried out as
early as possible, from the fetus in the womb to the
eighteen-year-old child. Based on the concept of
comprehensive, comprehensive and comprehensive
child protection, Law No. 23 of 2002 lays down the
obligation to provide protection to children based on
the principles (Rika Saraswati, 2015): (i) Non-
discrimination is a principle that does not
distinguish, limit, or isolate children, either directly
or indirectly based on religion, ethnicity, race, social
status, economic status, culture, or gender that can
affect the fulfillment and protection of children's
rights. (ii) The best interests of the child are the
principle that emphasizes that in all actions relating
to children carried out by the government, the
community, or the legislative and judiciary bodies,
the best interests of the child must be a primary
consideration. (iii) The right to life, survival, and
development is a principle that emphasizes that
every child has the right: To live safely, peacefully,
happily peacefully, physically and spiritually; For
fulfilling his basic needs to grow and develop
properly; and to achieve an adequate standard of
living for physical, mental, spiritual, moral and
social development. The LoGA states that those who
have obligations and responsibilities are parents, the
community and the government. (iv) Respect for the
views / opinions of children is a principle that gives
the right to children to express opinions in all
matters that affect children, including: The right to
opinion and obtain consideration for their opinions;
The right to get and know information and to
express; The right to associate in a relationship to
join; and The right to obtain appropriate and
protected information from unhealthy information.
Protection of children becomes very important
because violations of children's rights are essentially
violations of human rights. In addition, violations of
children's rights can be a very big barrier to
children's survival and development. Children who
experience violence, exploitation, neglect and other
mistreatment will experience risks, such as shorter
lives, having poor mental and physical health,
experiencing problems related to education
(including dropping out of school), having poor
skills as people old, become homeless, driven out of
their homes, and don't have a home. However, on
the other hand, successful protective measures will
increase the chances of children to grow up