Criminal Law Enforcement Against Looting Crimes During Disaster Situations From the Perspective of the Criminal Justice System
Keywords:
Criminal Law Enforcement, Looting, Disaster, Criminal Justice System, Emergency CrimeAbstract
Looting during disaster situations constitutes a criminal phenomenon that frequently emerges amid social instability caused by weakened social control, disrupted security systems, and increasing economic pressure within affected communities. In practice, criminal law enforcement against looting still encounters numerous obstacles at the stages of investigation, prosecution, and sentencing implementation. This study aims to analyze the criminal law regulations concerning looting during disasters and to examine the implementation of the criminal justice system in handling such crimes in Indonesia. This research employs normative legal research methods using statutory, conceptual, and case approaches. Legal materials consist of primary, secondary, and tertiary legal sources analyzed qualitatively. The findings indicate that regulations concerning looting during disaster situations have generally been accommodated within the Indonesian Criminal Code and Law Number 24 of 2007 concerning Disaster Management. However, their implementation remains ineffective due to weak coordination among law enforcement agencies, limited security facilities during emergencies, and the absence of specific legal formulations regarding crimes committed during disaster situations. Therefore, the criminal justice system needs to strengthen integrated law enforcement patterns through simultaneous repressive and preventive approaches in order to ensure legal protection and legal certainty for disaster-affected communities.
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