THE REGULATION URGENCY OF CHILDREN UNDER 12 (TWELVE) YEARS OLD IN THE ACT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM IN INDONESIA

In the Act No. 11 of 2012 about the Juvenile Criminal Justice System, it explains the age limit for juvenile criminal responsibility for those who commit criminal acts, as regulated in Article 1 point 3. The children between 12 (twelve) years old and 18 (eighteen) years old are suspected of committing a crime.. The purpose of this study was to determine and analyze the urgency of regulating teenager under the age of 12 in the constitution of Republic of Indonesia Number 11 of 2021 on the Juvenile Criminal Justice System as well as children in conflict with the law.This type of normative legal research uses a statute approach and a case approach through a literature study. The results of the research on the urgency of regulating children under the age of 12 in Act Number 11 of 2021 concerning the Juvenile Criminal Justice System as well as children in conflict with the law. Many cases of crime that occur under the age of 12 years. So that special attention is needed regarding the minimum age limit for children who can be given criminal sanctions related to Article 1 letter 3 and Article 21 paragraph 1 of Act Number 11 of 2021 about the Juvenile Criminal Justice System without ignoring the psychological aspects of the child, whether acting as perpetrators, witnesses or victims. The purpose of punishing children is relatively not just to retaliate against people who commit criminal acts but has a useful purpose.