Criminological analysis of narcotics crime verdicts committed by members of the military (Study of Military Court Decisions)

Published: Jun 2, 2025

Abstract:

Purpose: The main problems in this thesis are 1) How is the construction of narcotics crimes committed by military personnel reviewed from the legal and criminological aspects? 2) What is the background to the occurrence of narcotics crimes imposed by judges to impose penalties in their decisions?

Research/methodology: The research method in this thesis uses a normative legal research type with a descriptive analytical research nature. The data used in this thesis is secondary data supported by data from interviews. The analysis is carried out qualitatively and conclusions are drawn deductively.

Results: Based on the results of the research and discussion, it was concluded that the construction of the occurrence of Narcotics Crimes committed by military personnel was seen from the legal aspect, namely taken from three military court decisions and each decision was described so as to know what was behind not being dismissed from military service, also seen from the criminological aspect, namely the Rational Choice Theory (RCT). Humans are free to choose their behavior, whether to obey or violate, based on rational considerations, these theories are supported by legal process data and the results of the resource person's answers. For Military Judges, they should provide stricter sanctions against narcotics perpetrators committed by military personnel, in order to provide a more deterrent effect on the perpetrators and be a lesson for other military personnel and change the negative public view of the Indonesian National Army.

Keywords:
1. Narcotics
2. Military
3. Criminology (F)
Authors:
Sri Widodo
How to Cite
Widodo, S. (2025). Criminological analysis of narcotics crime verdicts committed by members of the military (Study of Military Court Decisions). Dynamics of Politics and Democracy, 4(1), 17–32. https://doi.org/10.35912/dpd.v4i1.2982

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