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Pentingnya Pendekatan manusiawi kepada Pengguna Narkoba [Bahasa Indonesia’s version]
Posted on Thursday, September 29th, 2016
Indonesia telah lama berjuang dengan masalah yang terkait dengan penggunaan narkoba. Populasi penjara meningkat pesat 85 persen antara tahun 2011 dan 2016. Pertumbuhan populasi penjara sebagian besar terkait dengan pelaku narkoba. Hal ini telah berdampak […]
continue readingThe importance of the of the humanistic approach to drug users
Posted on Thursday, September 29th, 2016
Indonesian prisons have long struggled with problem associated with drug use. The prison population grew 85 per cent between 2011 and 2016. The growth of the prison population was largely related to drug offenders. The […]
continue readingThree Minute Justice Podcast Part 1
Posted on Tuesday, September 27th, 2016
Link to my research: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Cecep_Mustafa2/contributions
My research concerns the judicial perspective when sentencing minor drug offenders in Indonesia.
Recently new legislation has been passed which declares a ‘war on drugs’. This law has led to more people […]
Public Engagement Part 3
Posted on Tuesday, September 27th, 2016
Presentation at the British Society of Criminology Postgraduate’s Conference:
Judges perceive drug offences as global concern and more serious. Judges feel being constrained by prosecutor’s indictment, appellate procedure, medical assessment, and the availability treatment facilities. Rehabilitation […]
Public Engagement Part 2
Posted on Tuesday, September 27th, 2016
This research utilised the qualitative method in order to gain deeper insights into the judicial perspective of sentencing minor drug offenders in Indonesia. The researcher carried out semi-structured interviews with judges together with case studies […]
continue readingRestorative Justice and Islam
Posted on Thursday, June 16th, 2016
This essay tries to appraise the dialogue between western proponents of Restorative Justice (RJ) and Islamic law scholars. Arguing that, RJ theory has been known in Islamic legal scholarship. The essay begins by describing a […]
continue readingRestorative Justice in Indonesia:a commentary on current challenges in law and policy.
Posted on Thursday, June 16th, 2016
During the last 15 years or so, the use of Restorative Justice (RJ) terms in Indonesia has increased dramatically. This essay will try to map out, and understand what is happening in Indonesian’s RJ. This […]
continue readingElectronic Monitoring (EM) and offenders supervision
Posted on Thursday, June 16th, 2016
During the last 20 years or so, the use of Electronic Monitoring of offenders has increased dramatically. This essay seeks to blend elements of theory, policy, law, and research evidence on EM. The purpose is […]
continue readingHow the Rule of Law works in practice?
Posted on Thursday, June 16th, 2016
The essay suggests the need to develop a new approach to understanding the penal decision-making reformation. Arguing that the therapeutic jurisprudence is the manifestation of reformation in penal decision-making; the sample used to study this […]
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