The Urgency to Adopt Victim Impact Statement in the Indonesian Criminal Justice System

Mahrus  Ali; Syarif  Nurhidayat

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The Urgency to Adopt Victim Impact Statement in the Indonesian Criminal Justice System

Authors:

Mahrus Ali | Syarif Nurhidayat

Publisher:

KnE Social Sciences

Journal:

KnE Social Sciences Vol.8 Issue 9, pp.376-385

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

5/2023

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001512729

pISSN:

2518-668X

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Abstract:

 This study is aimed to examine the need for adopting a Victim Impact Statement in the Indonesian criminal justice system. Due to the absence of Indonesian law that acknowledges the victims’ right to express opinions that directly affect them prior to a panel of judges imposing a punishment, this adoption is necessary. This paper employed doctrinal legal research that mainly focused on the Code of Criminal Procedure provisions supported by secondary legal sources. The results showed that VIS was the statements made by someone who has lost something because of a crime or another painful occurrence. The content of the information indicated the psychic, emotional, psychological, or financial consequences of a crime suffered/experienced by the victim or their family. Several advantages were found in the VIS, including giving victims a formal role in the criminal justice system and raising victim satisfaction with the criminal justice system. As they allow victims to share their stories before the court’s ruling, some of these advantages are essential for Indonesia’s integration of VIS into its criminal justice system. Hence, the legislatures are suggested to adopt VIS in the Criminal Procedure Code and other sectoral legislation.

Article Details

The Urgency to Adopt Victim Impact Statement in the Indonesian Criminal Justice System

Authors:

Mahrus Ali | Syarif Nurhidayat

Publisher:

KnE Social Sciences

Journal:

KnE Social Sciences Vol.8 Issue 9, pp.376-385

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

5/2023

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001512729

pISSN:

2518-668X

Victim Impact Statement

Criminal Justice System

Proportionality

Prevention

Issues

Article Details

The Urgency to Adopt Victim Impact Statement in the Indonesian Criminal Justice System

Authors: Mahrus Ali | Syarif Nurhidayat

Publisher: KnE Social Sciences

Journal: KnE Social Sciences Vol.8 Issue 9, pp.376-385

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 5/2023

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2001512729

pISSN: 2518-668X

Victim Impact Statement

Criminal Justice System

Proportionality

Prevention

Issues

Authors:

Mahrus Ali | Syarif Nurhidayat

Publisher:

KnE Social Sciences

Journal:

KnE Social Sciences Vol.8 Issue 9, pp.376-385

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

5/2023

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001512729

pISSN:

2518-668X