Alternative Punishment in Criminal Legal System in Indonesia

Abstract

This research aims to find alternative punishment implementation strategies in the integrated justice system. The weak deterrent effect and latent problems have made the Indonesian criminal justice system ineffective. The author uses normative juridical research with a statutory law approach and also a comparative study with the Dutch criminal law system. Distributive justice becoming restorative justice has the potential to provide a sense of justice and legal certainty and support an effective justice system because, in addition to being able to reduce the level of inmates, it can also save the state budget in providing prison facilities and increase community acceptance of ex-convicts to return to being independent human beings.