DISKRESI KEPOLISIAN DALAM PENYELESAIAN PERKARA KECELAKAAN LALU LINTAS MELALUI MEDIASI PENAL

Abstract

One of the efforts to apply restorative justice by the police in the settlement of traffic accidents cases is to use penal mediation mechanism as part of the application of discretion as regulated in Article 18 of Law Number 2 Year 2002 concerning Police of the Republic of Indonesia. The use of discretion by means of penal mediation is possible in minor traffic accidents that the victim usually suffers only material loss. With the increasing number of traffic accidents, where many accidents cause injuries, both minor injuries and serious injuries, it can actually be resolved using the peace efforts between the perpetrator and the victim in the mediation of penal based on the authority of the Police from the legal settlement through mechanism of criminal justice system.

Keywords

• Diskresi, Mediasi Penal, Kecelakaan Lalu Lintas