Criminal Law and Criminal Psychology: Integration of Corruption Prevention in Indonesia

Abstract

The problem of law enforcement is one of the main problems in Indonesia and requires participation and seriousness from various parties so that the process can run in a balanced manner, this study was conducted to know how the role of legal psychology in preventing and fostering acts of corruption in Indonesia and learning the function of lawful psychology in enforcing criminal law within the scope of the wider community, as a branch of legal science, legal psychology studies the behavior or psychic attitude/spirit of individuals and groups. Legal psychology is present and has its function and part in various legal processes such as the investigation, courts, and correctional institutions. In the investigation process, assist investigators in conducting experiments on victims, witnesses and perpetrators. This research departs from a normative legal study with a statutory approach, while the results of this study explain that the law is managed in such a way from various aspects of the process, including from a psychological perspective. The function of the law must be in line with social norms and realities that occur in the community, Legal psychology is very much needed in law enforcement practice, especially in terms of criminal acts of corruption. The psychology of law enforcement officers will greatly influence starting from the investigation stage to the judicial stage, because the psychology of the apparatus is heavily influenced by public opinion, personality attitudes, and the flow of law adopted. Besides that, the psychology of law enforcement officers also plays an essential role because it can influence a judge's decision, through a legal psychology approach, it is hoped that it can encourage law enforcement officers to be able to see the social reality of the desired justice by society.