Thesis entitled “The Implementation of Diversion Against Child Suspects of
Narcotics Abuse at the National Narcotics Agency of the Special Region of
Yogyakarta”. With the rise of narcotics abuse involving children, Diversion is
carried out as an effort to protect children in conflict with the law. This study
aims to find out how the regulation regarding diversion in Indonesia and the
implementation of diversion against child suspects of narcotics abuse. This
research is an empirical legal research supported by primary data, secondary
data. Primary data is obtained directly from the object, namely conducting
interviews with Investigators of the National Narcotics Agency of DI Yogyakarta
Province and secondary data consisting of primary legal materials sourced from
related regulations and secondary legal materials originating from legal and non-
legal opinions obtained from books , journals, internet. Inductive thinking is a
way of thinking from a specific knowledge to general knowledge by using
reasoning. Based on the results of the research and discussion that the author
made, it can be concluded that Diversion is regulated in Law no. 11 of 2012
concerning the Juvenile Criminal Justice System. Regarding guidelines for
implementing the Diversion process, the government issued Government
Regulation No. 65 of 2015 concerning Guidelines for Implementing Diversion and
Handling Children who are not yet 12 (twelve) years old.