| Crime and Punishment in Indonesia Contributor(s): Lindsey, Tim (Editor), Pausacker, Helen (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1138317381 ISBN-13: 9781138317383 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $228.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Asian American Studies - Social Science | Regional Studies - Law | Criminal Law - General |
| Dewey: 345.598 |
| LCCN: 2020029426 |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 6.1" W x 9.4" (2.10 lbs) 570 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Indonesia's criminal law system faces major challenges. Despite the country's transition to democracy, both the Criminal Code and the Criminal Procedure Code are badly out of date, the former only superficially changed since colonial times and the latter remaining as it was under Soeharto's authoritarian New Order regime. Law enforcement officers and judges are widely seen as corrupt or incompetent, and new laws, including new Islamic laws passed at the regional level, often contradict the Criminal Code and national statutes, including human rights laws. This book, based on extensive original research by leading scholars in the field, provides an overall assessment of the state of criminal law, law enforcement and penal policy in Indonesia, considers in depth a wide range of specific areas of criminal law, and discusses recent efforts at reform and their prospects for success. |