The Effectiveness of Restorative Justice Implementation for Aggravated Theft in The East Medan Police Sector
Keywords:
Restorative Justice; Aggravated Theft; East Medan PoliceAbstract
This study examines the effectiveness of restorative justice implementation in aggravated theft crimes at the East Medan Police Sector using a normative-empirical approach that combines an analysis of Article 363 of the Criminal Code and sectoral policies with factual findings of penal mediation practices. The normative framework analyzed includes National Police Chief Regulation Number 8 of 2021 concerning Handling Criminal Acts Based on Restorative Justice, Prosecutor's Regulation Number 15 of 2020, and Supreme Court Regulation Number 1 of 2024 as anchors for the implementation of restorative justice from upstream to downstream. Primary data was collected through case file searches, mediation forum observations, and interviews with investigators, victims, and perpetrators in cases that met the eligibility criteria, namely victim voluntariness, restitution of tangible losses, absence of dangerous violence, and failure to cause widespread unrest. The results show that the East Medan Police implemented a strict selection process based on the victim's interests, the value of the loss, and the social impact. They then facilitated a meeting between the parties, involving village officials, Bhabinkamtibmas (community police officers), Babinsa (village supervisors),and community leaders as social pillars of the agreement. The peace agreement was fully documented and became the basis for terminating the investigation through an SP3 (Commission of Police Officers) based on the opportunity principle. Empirically, this selective implementation accelerated recovery, reduced the burden of enforcement, and maintained social cohesion, with a success rate of around 60 to 75 percent in cases selected quarterly, including in cases with relatively small losses and close relationships between perpetrators and victims. On the other hand, legal barriers were still enforced for high-risk theft or those causing widespread unrest by continuing the prosecution process. The study's conclusion confirms that restorative justice at the EastMedan Police is effective as long as it is implemented within the corridors of positive law, based on the principles of ultimum remedium and due process of law, is well documented, and is monitored post-peace to ensure legal certainty, substantive justice, and social benefits remain balanced
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