The implications of diversion in the settlement of cases of criminal acts of narcotics abuse
committed by children not free problems and constraints, so the diversion attempt does not work
as it should. Diversion implication constraints were found in the Magelang district court narcotics
diversion decision based on PERMA Number 4 of 2014 the implementation of diversion in the
juvenile justice system. Diversion efforts are carried out at the court level there are several
constraints to the application of diversion in handling cases of narcotics abuse committed by
children in Magelang city, and what are the criminal law policies related to narcotics diversion
effort. The study uses normative legal research. The first obstacles is lack of understanding of
diversion from the parties, both children and law enforcement officials. Diversion implementation
constraints are also related to infrastructure and costs. The second constraints in terms of the
execution of the diversion provisions are caused by the supervision carried out in terms of
execution because if supervision is not carried out, the diversion provisions will not work as they
should. Diversion implication in child narcotics cases in the city of Magelang, criminal law
policies related to the regulation of diversion in cases of criminal acts of narcotics abuse by
children is said to be good but still not perfect and there are still law enforcement officials who
have not carried out their duties in efforts to diversion in accordance with criminal law policies