Research Article
Prospects for Settlement of Minor Crimes Through Village Judiciary in Indonesia
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.27-7-2022.2326249, author={Muhammad Azil Maskur and Pujiyono Pujiyono and Irma Cahyaningtyas and Anis Widyawati}, title={Prospects for Settlement of Minor Crimes Through Village Judiciary in Indonesia}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on Law, Economics and Governance, IWLEG 2022, 27 July 2022, Semarang, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={IWLEG}, year={2023}, month={1}, keywords={village court minor case crime}, doi={10.4108/eai.27-7-2022.2326249} }- Muhammad Azil Maskur
Pujiyono Pujiyono
Irma Cahyaningtyas
Anis Widyawati
Year: 2023
Prospects for Settlement of Minor Crimes Through Village Judiciary in Indonesia
IWLEG
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.27-7-2022.2326249
Abstract
Prison inmate in Central Java as of March 2021 reached 11,278 people scattered across 46 prisons and detention centres. This data shows that prison sentences are indeed the prima donna. According to numerous studies, prison sentences do not solve problems comprehensively and do not recover victims of crimes. Making prison sentences as prima donna does not reflect the goals of modern criminal law as well which focuses on a mixed theory of retributive and utilitarian which emphasizes on improving the perpetrators of crimes, protecting victims and restoring the rights of victims. Therefore, it is necessary to search for other judiciary formats in reducing imprisonment in order to achieve the purpose of punishment, one of the formats is the concept of village justice. It is a kind of community conciliation court at the lowest level of government and directly touches the community. The purposes of this study are (1) to analyse the juridical basis for the existence of village courts in Indonesia, and (2) to observe the prospect of resolving minor criminal cases through village judiciary in Central Java Province. The research method used is qualitative with an empirically juridical approach.