The Effectiveness of Implementing Restorative Justice in Resolving Theft Criminal Acts Based on Benefit (Case Study of The Grobogan District Attorney's Office)

Ardiansyah Ardiansyah, Andri Winjaya Laksana

Abstract


The concept of restorative justice is an alternative approach within the criminal justice system that aims to resolve criminal cases. Restorative justice emphasizes the integration of the perpetrator, victim, and community as a whole, in order to find solutions and restore harmonious relationships between the perpetrator and victim. Currently, restorative justice is increasingly being applied in resolving criminal cases. This is due to a paradigm shift in criminal law enforcement from retributive justice to restorative justice. This raises questions about how to apply the concept of restorative justice, its weaknesses, and the effectiveness of the concept of expediency-based restorative justice. The results of the discussion related to the problem concluded that the application of Restorative Justice in resolving the crime of theft is carried out through a penal mediation mechanism involving the perpetrator, victim, and law enforcement officers where the application of Restorative Justice faces significant weaknesses where in addition to not being regulated in the Criminal Procedure Code, there is ambiguity especially related to Article 5 paragraph (5) of Prosecutor's Regulation Number 15 of 2020, which does not provide clear guidelines or parameters for the Public Prosecutor in determining cases that can be stopped through a restorative justice approach. In addition, practical obstacles such as difficulty in building trust between the perpetrator and victim and low public legal understanding also affect the effectiveness of the implementation of this regulation, however, related to the effectiveness of the application of Restorative Justice based on benefits is seen in the reduced burden of petty theft cases in court and the acceleration of victim's loss recovery. However, this effectiveness still requires strengthening the support system to be consistent and sustainable.


Keywords


Penal Mediation Mechanism; Restorative Justice; Strengthening The Support System.

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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.30659/rlj.4.4.4607-4626

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