Termination Of Investigation Based On The Principle Of Restorative Justice As A Reform Of The Criminal Justice System

Criminal law enforcement carried out by the Police has currently experienced developments. An investigator has often stopped an investigation because of a case resolution outside of court through a mechanism restorative justice. The aim of this research is to examine and analyze the authority of investigators in terminating investigations based on principles restorative justice. The type of research used by researchers related to this research is normative legal research. This research will examine the investigator's authority to terminate an investigation in a criminal case based on restorative justice. The research began by reviewing the provisions of the Republic of Indonesia National Police Regulation Number 8 of 2021 concerning the Enforcement of Criminal Acts. Based on the research that has been carried out, there are findings that a resolution of criminal cases outside the court has been regulated in this Perpol with several conditions, both formal and material. The existence of Perpol No. 8 of 2021 is a new breakthrough for the Indonesian Police to stop investigations due to cases being resolved outside of justice. Termination of an investigation because a case has been resolved outside of court is something regulated in the Criminal Procedure Code.