Government effectiveness as a provider of sanction for work sentence on child convicts

10.2478/bjlp-2023-00000170

Abstract

Work itraining iis ione iof ithe isanctions iregulated iin ithe iChild iJustice iSystem iLaw. iWork itraining iis ia isubstitute ipunishment ifor ifines iimposed ion iChild iOffenders. iThe imain ipunishment ifor iwork itraining iis ia isubstitute ipunishment ifor ifines iin iaccordance iwith iArticle i71 i(3) iof iLaw iNumber i11 iof i2012, iwhich istates ithat: iIf icumulative iimprisonment iand ifines iare ithreatened iin isubstantive ilaw, ithe ifine ipenalty iwill ibe ireplaced iwith iwork itraining. iThe iimplementation iprocedure iand isentencing iprocedure ifor iwork itraining ias ia icriminal isanction iagainst ichildren iwho icome iinto icontact iwith ithe ilaw iis inot iexplained iin idepth iin ithe iexisting ilaws iand iregulations. iThe iproblem iaddressed iin ithis iresearch iis ithe iimposition iof icriminal isanctions iin ithe iform iof iwork itraining ion ichildren iwho icome iinto icontact iwith ithe ilaw. iThe iresearch imethod iused iis inormative iresearch, iwhich iis ia itype iof iresearch ithat iuses iprimary ilegal imaterials iconsisting iof ilaws, isecondary ilegal imaterials iconsisting iof idoctrine, iresearch iresults, iand ijournals, iand iinterviews ithat iaim ito iobtain iresults ifrom ilibrary iresearch. iIn ivarious icountries, iincluding iIndonesia, ithere iare ilaws iand iregulations igoverning ichild icrimes iand iproviding iwork isentences ifor ichild iconvicts. iOne iof ithe isolutions iprovided iby ithe iIndonesian igovernment iis ithrough iLaw iNumber i11 iof i2012 iconcerning ithe iChild iCriminal iJustice iSystem i(SPPA). iThis ilaw iregulates ithe ihandling iof ichild icases ithat icome iinto icontact iwith ithe ilaw, iwith ithe iaim iof iproviding iprotection, irecovery, iand iguidance ifor ichildren. iThis ilaw ialso istipulates ithat ichild iconvicts icannot ibe isentenced ito iimprisonment iin ithe isame iplace ias iadult iconvicts. iHowever, iit iis iimportant ito iremember ithat isolutions ifor iproviding iwork isentences ifor ichild iconvicts ican inot ionly ibe idone iby ithe igovernment. iThe irole iof isociety, ifamilies, iand isocial iinstitutions iis ialso ivery iimportant iin iproviding isupport iand iassistance ito ithese ichildren iso ithat ithey ican irecover iand ireintegrate iinto isociety. iAs ia isovereign icountry, ithe igovernment ihas ian iobligation ito iprovide isanctions ifor iwork isentences iimposed ion ichild iconvicts iby ithe icourt. iHowever, ithe ieffectiveness iof ithe igovernment ias ia iprovider iof isanctions ifor iwork isentences ion ichild iconvicts ican ibe iinfluenced iby ivarious ifactors, isuch ias: i1) iBudget iand iresources; i2) iCoordination ibetween igovernment iagencies; i3) iGovernment ipolicies; i4) iCommunity iawareness.