Penelitian bertujuan menganalisis pelaksanaan pendekatan keadilan restorative sebagai diversi dalam penyelesaian perkara pidana anak ditingkat penyidikan, dan faktor yang menghambat pelaksanaannya. Tipe penelitian ini adalah yuridis empiris. Hasil Penelitian penulis mendapatkan bahwa: Pelaksaan pendekatan keadiilan restoratif dalam diversi terhadap penyelesaian perkara pidana anak oleh penyidik di Wilayah Hukum Polres Luwu Timur peraturan yang digunakan adalah Undang-Undang Nomor 3 Tahun 1997 Tentang Pengadilan Anak, Undang-Undang Nomor 11 Tahun 2012 tentang Sistem Peradilan Pidana Anak, dan instruksi pelaksanaan diversi yang dikeluarkan Kabareskrim Polri. Ada beberapa tindak pidana yang sangat mungkin untuk diupayakan diversi seperti judi, sabung ayam, miras serta perkelahian. Pelaksanaan diversi yang gagal mencapai kesepakatan disebabkan karena korban/keluarga korban yang tidak sepakat dengan perdamaian. Faktor yang menghambat pelaksanaan keadilan restoratif dalam diversi terhadap penyelesaian perkara pidana anak antara lain: kurangnya koordinasi antara instansi yang melaksanakan diversi di tingkat penyidikan, Pemahaman terhadap diversi serta kurangnya kepercayaan masyarakat terhadap aturan pelaksanaan diversi. The research aims to analyze the implementation of the restorative justice approach as diversion in the settlement of juvenile criminal cases at the investigative level, and the factors that hinder its implementation. This type of research is juridical empirical. The results of the author's research find that: The implementation of a restorative justice approach in diversion to the settlement of child criminal cases by investigators in the Legal Area of the East Luwu Police, the regulations used are Law Number 3 of 1997 concerning Juvenile Courts, Law Number 11 of 2012 concerning the Judicial System Child Crime, and instructions for implementing diversion issued by the Head of Criminal Investigation of the Police. There are several criminal acts that are very likely to be attempted to be diversified, such as gambling, cock fighting, alcohol and fighting. The implementation of diversion which failed to reach an agreement was because the victim / victim's family did not agree with the peace. Factors that hinder the implementation of restorative justice in diversion to the settlement of juvenile criminal cases include: lack of coordination between agencies that carry out diversion at the investigation level, understanding of diversion and lack of public trust in the rules for implementing diversion.