THE SELF-CONCEPT OF CHILDREN WHO ARE FACING TO THE LAW

Mutiara, Putri Permatahati and Shinta, Aulia Permata Dewi and Usmi, Karyani and Evi, Baiturohmah (2019) THE SELF-CONCEPT OF CHILDREN WHO ARE FACING TO THE LAW. PROCEEDING 2nd International Seminar on Psychology.

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Abstract

Teenager periods is a stage between childhood and adult. In this period, some teenagers conduct behavioral deviations that lead into breaking the law and causes them to go through punishment at the Children's Correctional Institution (LPKA). In Indonesia, the number of children facing the law is quite large, namely 9,266 cases of ABH (consisting of perpetrators, victims and witnesses). Serving a sentence in prison makes the children feel guilty and useless which may lead to negative self-concept. Self-concept is the view, judgments and sense of individuals that arise as a result of a social interaction. This study aims to explore the self-concept of children in prison. This research is a qualitative research, which uses interview and observation as the data collection methods. Participants of this study were four children who are in child prison. One child was a violator (17 years old), two children committed theft (aged 16-17 years) and one child committed sexual violence (14 years old). The result of the study reveal that the selfconcept of children formed in prison are pessimistic, feel like a failure person, feel useless, unfriendly and feel that they make the family are being embarrassed. The self-concept of children who are living in prison are negative.

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