Legal Reasoning Regarding the Concept of Peace in Criminal Cases at the Investigation Stage
Abstract
Legal reasoning skills by investigators are crucial in deciding on a settlement. This ensures that the settlement is not merely a transactional process, but rather truly achieves justice, balance, and restoration of the original situation. An investigator must possess a philosophical understanding of criminal law when deciding the direction of the criminal investigation toward reconciliation between the victim and the perpetrator, in order to balance the principles of certainty, justice, and expediency. The aim of this research is to find out and analyze (1) the nature of peace in criminal cases based on the basis of national criminal law, (2) the legal procedures for peace efforts in criminal cases that have entered the investigation process, (3) the important role of legal reasoning skills for investigators in deciding on peace efforts in criminal cases. The approach method used in this research is normative juridical. The specifications of this research are analytical descriptive. The data source used is secondary data. Secondary data is data obtained from library research consisting of primary legal materials, secondary legal materials and tertiary legal materials. Based on the results of research and discussion, it can be concluded: (1) Peace efforts in criminal cases in Indonesia are currently accommodated through the Restorative Justice approach, which prioritizes restoration of the situation rather than mere retaliation. The following are laws and guidelines that regulate peace efforts in criminal cases, including Law No. 20 of 2025 concerning the Criminal Procedure Code, which is accommodated through a structured Restorative Justice (RJ) mechanism. (2) The new Criminal Procedure Code regulates procedures that serve as guidelines for National Police investigators in peacemaking in criminal cases through restorative justice with provisions including that the restoration of the original situation must be stated in an agreement. The following are several problematic points that can occur in interpreting criminal peacemaking, namely assuming that peace automatically eliminates the crime, a lack of understanding of the transitory (transitional) principle of the New Law.
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.30659/rlj.5.2.%25p
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