Implementation of Investigator Discretion in Determining Suspect Status for Narcotics Abusers at the Padangsidimpuan Police Department Reviewed from the Principle of Restorative Justice
Keywords:
Investigator Discretion; Drug Abuse; Suspect Status; Restorative Justice; Padangsidimpuan Police.Abstract
Drug abuse in Indonesia remains a complex legal issue because it simultaneously involves criminal, health, social, and human rights protection dimensions. In law enforcement practice, investigators have strategic authority in determining the legal status of individuals suspected of drug abuse, including naming someone as a suspect based on the results of the investigation, evidence, and the investigator's professional judgment. However, in the context of drug abusers who, under certain conditions, are also positioned as victims of dependency, investigators' discretionary authority is crucial to ensure that law enforcement is not solely repressive in nature, but still considers a rehabilitative approach and the principles of restorative justice. At the Padangsidimpuan Police, the implementation of investigators' discretion in determining the suspect status of drug abusers faces challenges in the form of differing interpretations of the abuser category, limited objective parameters in determining eligibility for rehabilitation, and the need to balance the interests of law enforcement with the protection of victims of drug abuse. This study aims to analyze the implementation of investigators' authority in determining suspect status for drug abusers at the Padangsidimpuan Police and examine the application of the principle of restorative justice in the process of determining suspect status for drug abusers. The research method used is a mixed method legal research through a normative juridical and empirical juridical approach by examining narcotics regulations, police discretionary policies, restorative justice principles, and the implementation practices of investigations at the Padangsidimpuan Police. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen investigator discretionary guidelines, harmonize institutional policies, and strengthen the rehabilitative approach based on restorative justice in order to realize narcotics law enforcement that is more proportional, just, and oriented towards social recovery.
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