TINJAUAN KRIMINOLOGIS TINDAK PIDANA PENYALAHGUNAAN NARKOTIKA OLEH ANAK DI KOTA PADANG (Studi di Kepolisian Resor Kota Padang)

Abstrak

The growth and development of children's behavior to become adults often occur deviations, one of which is narcotics abuse. This deviation occurs due to social factors and lack of attention from his family. Provisions related to drug abuse crimes are regulated in Article 111 to Article 129 of Law no. 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics. Based on data at the Padang City Resort Police from 2017-2022 there were 43 cases of children involved in narcotics abuse cases. Problem Formulation: 1) What are the factors causing the crime of narcotics abuse by children in the city of Padang (Study in the Padang City Resort Police). City of Padang.The research method is sociological juridical, the data source is primary data in the form of interviews and secondary data in the form of criminal statistics, data collection techniques are interviews and document studies, the data collected is analyzed qualitatively.Conclusion of research results: 1) Factors that influence the occurrence criminal acts of narcotics abuse in Padang City include: lack of parental attention, curiosity, trial and error, and curiosity and social factors with friends which lead to criminal acts of narcotics abuse. 2) the efforts of the Padang Police in dealing with criminal acts of narcotics abuse by children in the city of Padang are preventive and repressive. Keywords: Criminology, Abuse, Narcotics, Children