Implementation of Restorative Justice in Cases of Violent Crimes: A Study of Legal Policy in Indonesia

Jimmi Gordan Aritonang, Eko Soponyono

Abstract


Law is not only to create order through legal certainty, more than that, law must provide a sense of justice for society. Justice does not automatically arise from law, but justice must be upheld. In fact, justice must be prioritized over legal certainty, especially in criminal cases. This is as stated in Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code (Final) Article 53 paragraph 2, "If in upholding the law and justice as referred to in paragraph (1) there is a conflict between legal certainty and justice, the judge must prioritize justice". This study uses a constructivist paradigm, with a socio-legal research approach method. The specifications of this study are descriptive analytical. The data used are primary data and secondary data, which are then analyzed qualitatively. The research results show that: 1.   The application of restorative justice in the implementation of restorative justice in handling violent and abuse crimes is showing significant effectiveness in various aspects of law enforcement and social recovery. Restorative justice not only improves the relationship between victims and perpetrators but also offers a more humane solution and focuses on recovery rather than punishment alone. Through this approach, victims have the opportunity to convey their experiences directly to the perpetrators, which in turn allows the perpetrators to understand the impact of their actions and show greater responsibility. 2. Obstacles to the implementation of restorative justice in handling abuse crimes are the conditions and motivations of the parties in the process, the community's ignorance of the authority of restorative justice by investigators, and the minimal role of the community as a social control and the cultural factors of the community responding to the enactment of a law.


Keywords


Crimes; Implementation; Justice; Restorative.

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