The Role of the Juvenile Court Judge

The judge's decision in juvenile court is not only to decide the case but must also take into account the rights of the child. Therefore, the decisions of juvenile court judges must have special aspects that can guarantee justice for children. As legal subjects who do not yet have independence in thinking and acting, children as perpetrators of criminal acts must still have their rights respected. This is what is called justice for children. Juvenile justice judges' decisions must look at the reasons why a child commits a criminal act and not just look at the criminal act that the child has committed. Methodologically, this analysis uses an understanding of understanding approach, namely a method in the study which is intended to understand the judge's understanding as in the description of the decision which is the object of this study. In the decision he makes, the judge must prove that the judge is not funnel the law, but the judge is able find justice based on facts law and dig mark living truth in society. Study This focuses on the formality and substance of the judge's decision from the perspective of formal criminal law, material criminal law, legal science doctrine, legal certainty, justice and expediency.