The Analysis of Prison Penalty For Children in Perspective on the Theory of ThePurpose Punishment

This study aims to analyze the purpose of the basic considerations of judges in imposingsanctions imprisonment for children offenders and the suitability of the basic considerations of judges inimposing prison penalties in the perspective of the objective theory of punishment. this research is anormative legal research completed with empirical data, which uses a legal approach, a case approach,and a conceptual approach. the results of the study show that imprisonment is still the choice of imposingsanctions for children by judges if the child is given another criminal sanction, the execution of the resultsof the decision does not support because of the unavailability of facilities and infrastructure, in this case,lpka (special child development institution), lpas (temporary child placement institution), or lpks(social welfare management agency) from social institutions provided by local government; (2) in theverdict analyzed, the judge in imposing sanctions of imprisonment is still intended as retaliation (deterrenteffect).