Criminal Responsibility by Parents as Actors in Crimes of Violence Against Underage Children. Study of the Child Protection Act

सार

Children are one of the human resources that have important potential in the survival of the human generation. Children are also the nation's potential, because it is in them that the fate and hopes of a nation are based in welcoming the sustainability and development of a country. Countries that are aware of the strategic meaning of the role of children in the development and progress of a nation will be more serious about improving the quality of child development starting from growth, maintenance, and fulfillment of children's rights. However, in reality, not a few children are victims of crime. One of the crimes that occur against children is physical and psychological violence. Violence experienced by children that occurs today is not just a problem that only occurs within the family circle, but is a social problem that requires collective attention from all components of society. Children in conditions like this, it is necessary to legally protect the child from anything that is harmful to the child and can guarantee their rights. In Indonesia, the role of law is still not sufficiently in favor of children, children are often the object of non-criminal occurrence. Children should receive the same treatment and protection as adults. As for the provisions of criminal sanctions against perpetrators of crimes of violence against children have been listed in the law Law no. 35 of 2014 concerning Child Protection including protection of children from the act of placing, allowing, doing, ordering to do, or participating in violence against children in Article 80 paragraph (1), paragraph (2), (3) (4), and Article 82 paragraphs (1) and (2), Article 83, Article 84, Article 85, Article 86, Article 87, Article 88, Article 89. Sanctions that can be applied include death penalty, imprisonment and fines