Formulation of Police Authority Regulation in Resolving Criminal Acts Through Restorative Justice Mechanisms (Case Study at Pandegelang Police)

Abstract

The police have the authority to resolve cases since reports or complaints from the public about alleged criminal acts or when they directly find an event that is suspected of being a violation of the law. One of the structural and normative problems in the Indonesian criminal justice system is the lack of regulations governing the police's ability to resolve criminal acts through the restorative justice mechanism. The focus of the study will be centered on the formulation of the problem, namely: How is the regulation of the police's authority to resolve criminal acts through the restorative justice mechanism?, What are the weaknesses of the regulation of the police's authority to resolve criminal acts through the restorative justice mechanism?, and How is the formulation of the regulation of the police's authority to resolve criminal acts through the restorative justice mechanism in the future?. The purpose of this study is to analyze the regulations, weaknesses in implementation, and the formulation of the regulation of the police's authority to resolve criminal acts through the restorative justice mechanism. The type of research is included in qualitative with a sociological juridical approach so that it prioritizes primary data and secondary data. Primary data is obtained from field observations and secondary data is obtained from literature studies. Specifically, the authority of Restorative Justice is specifically regulated in the Regulation of the Republic of Indonesia National Police (Perpol) Number 8 of 2021 concerning Handling of Criminal Acts Based on Restorative Justice. This authority includes, humanistic investigative functions, applying the principles of speed, simplicity, and low cost, encouraging social participation, implementing special case titles, and officially terminating investigations (SP3).