30 UI Criminologists Summarize Various Rights Of Crime Victims In Books

JAKARTA - As many as 30 writers are postgraduate students of Criminology Force 2020 FISIP UI discussing various issues related to the position and rights of crime victims.

The discussion that can be an alternative perspective on various crimes is concluded in the book entitled "Walking with the Victims: A Million Ways to Bring Justice".

The Dean of FISIP UI, Prof. Dr. Semiarto Aji Purwanto said this book initiated a discourse on handling victims from various aspects, and involving actors from both the state and civil society.

"So far we know that the process of handling crimes is more for catching criminals and when criminals are caught and put on trial, the case is considered legally completed," he said in a written statement, Thursday, April 14, quoted from Antara.

However, when you are in the position of a victim, for example a victim of fraud, there will be a lot of loss such as money and time during the judicial process, which in this book is called double victimization and disturbs the sense of justice.

"I hope that with the publication of this book, theses, and other interesting dissertations, books and journals can be made," he said.

During the online book launch, the Deputy for Enforcement and Capability Development of the National Counter-Terrorism Agency (BNPT) Inspector General. Pol. Ibn Suhaendra.

According to him, this book has a significant contribution in realizing a just law enforcement in Indonesia.

"Likewise for the Department of Criminology, FISIP UI, hopefully it will continue to be an inspiration in making academic contributions to justice in the country," Ibnu said virtually.

In the preface to the book, Ibnu said that this book is very important because it contains many studies and in-depth analyzes related to handling crimes that focus on victims.

He asked for more copies of this book to be given to his colleagues and all his staff at BNPT and other relevant agencies.

This book can be used as a material for discussion for the sake of learning and determining the policies to be taken, he said.

He realized that constructive input, perspectives, and ideas from academics were needed to continuously improve services, protection, and support for victims of crime.

Professor of FISIP UI and also an expert in the fields of criminology and the police, Prof. Adiranus Meliala, said that this book is basically a collection of papers which are the final assignments of postgraduate students from the Department of Criminology, FISIP UI while attending the Advanced Victimology course in the Even Semester of 2020/2021.

"Because students' backgrounds vary, this makes this book colorful. There are quite a number of topics written by students, including those that are rarely written and found in various publications and journals related to victimization at home and abroad. This is certainly a distinct advantage of this book," he said.