The study aims to analyze the optimization of the settlement of theft criminal cases committed by children in a diverse way. Children, as part of the future of the nation, have the right to grow and develop optimally, both physically and mentally, as well as socially and morally. Children involved in criminal acts such as theft often come from an under-supported family background, a lack of adequate education, or a poor social environment. Handling criminal cases involving children requires a different approach than adult perpetrators. Diversion, as one of the forms of settlement of criminal cases of children outside formal judicial proceedings, has been regulated in Act No. 11 of 2012 on the Child Criminal Justice System (SPPA). The urgency of this research lies in the need to find an effective solution to dealing with the crime of theft by children through diversified mechanisms. This method of investigation is juridic normative with supported secondary data as primary data and data. By maximizing diversification, it is expected to provide better protection for children facing the law, reduce the negative effects of formal judicial processes, and encourage children to return to society. This research offers some significant aspects of innovation. First, the study developed a diversified optimization strategy model that had not been comprehensively outlined in previous research. Second, it used a multidisciplinary approach that integrated legal, psychological, and sociological perspectives into its analysis. Third, the research identified key factors that influenced the success of diversion implementation in cases of child theft, which could be a reference for future public policy.

This study aims to examine the implementation of the rights of prisoners and children and the obstacles faced in the implementation of the fulfillment of the rights of prisoners and children in prisons during the Covid-19 pandemic. The rights of prisoners and children as stated in Law Number 12 of 1995 concerning Corrections are human rights. The implementation of the fulfillment of the rights of prisoners and children in correctional institutions has not been maximized, and during the Covid-19 pandemic, it is increasingly difficult to implement. There are obstacles faced, therefore it is necessary to strengthen for the future in the form of synergies with all government and public components. The research method used in this research is sociological juridical. Correctional institutions must have programs that are oriented towards the fulfillment of the rights of prisoners and children. The need for reforming the bureaucracy and recruiting human resources according to the required qualifications. Then the most important thing is independence, including the role model of correctional officers in carrying out their main duties and functions and eliminating all forms of intervention that can affect the implementation of the coaching process in an effort to fulfill the rights of prisoners and criminal children in correctional institutions and child correctional institutions.Penelitian ini bertujuan mengkaji pelaksanaan hak-hak narapidana dan anak beserta kendala yang dihadapi dalam pelaksanaan pemenuhan hak narapidana dan anak di lembaga pemasyarakatan pada masa pandemi Covid-19. Hak-hak narapidana dan anak yang telah disebutkan dalam Undang-Undang Nomor 12 Tahun 1995 tentang Pemasyarakatan adalah hak asasi manusia. Pelaksanaan pemenuhan hak narapidana dan anak di Lapas belum maksimal, dan pada masa pandemi Covid-19 semakin sulit terlaksana. Terdapat kendala yang dihadapi, maka perlu penguatan untuk masa yang akan datang berupa sinergi bersama semua komponen pemerintah dan masyarakat. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah yuridis sosiologis. Lembaga pemasyarakatan harus mempunyai program yang berorientasi pada pemenuhan hak-hak narapidana dan anak. Perlunya pembenahan birokrasi dan rekrutmen sumber daya manusia sesuai kualifikasi yang dibutuhkan. Kemudian yang paling penting independensi, termasuk ketauladanan para pegawai lembaga pemasyarakatan dalam menjalankan tugas pokok dan fungsi, serta menghilangkan segala bentuk intervensi yang dapat mempengaruhi terlaksananya proses pembinaan dalam upaya pemenuhan hak-hak narapidana dan anak pidana di lembaga pemasyarakatan dan lembaga pemasyarakatan khsusus anak.