What is a Sub-System in the Criminal Justice System?

Sub-systems in the criminal justice system can also be said to be enforcement components in criminal law. What are they?

  1. The Police, if connected with the Criminal Procedure Law, then the Police need criminal procedure law to be a guideline in carrying out investigations, arrests, searches and detentions.
  2. The Prosecutor, if connected with the Criminal Procedure Law, then the Prosecutor uses the Criminal Procedure Law as a guideline in carrying out prosecutions and in certain cases where the prosecutor is given the authority to carry out investigations such as corruption cases, this criminal procedure law is also used as a guideline in carrying out investigations into corruption cases.
  3. The Judge, if connected with the Criminal Procedure Law, then the judge uses the Criminal Procedure Law as a guideline in carrying out trials including how the judge must conduct examinations and hand down decisions.
  4. Advocates, if connected with the Criminal Procedure Law, then advocates use criminal procedure law as a guideline in defending their clients in order to obtain the fairest possible justice.
  5. Correctional Institutions, finally correctional institutions, this institution is the last institution in the criminal justice system, criminal procedure law should regulate how a convict is detained and what are the rights and obligations of the convict in prison. What is not available in Indonesia at this time is, what are the goals desired by the state after someone languishes in prison. It's not just about giving punishment, the state should also think about how a convict can be accepted back into society and not repeat his actions.

Thus the discussion regarding the Renewal of Criminal Procedure Law in Indonesia. According to Legal Literacy Friends, is the Criminal Procedure Law currently in force in Indonesia urgent to be revised? answer in the comments column. Don't forget to also read the articleUnderstanding the Principle of Legality in Criminal Lawwhich discusses What is the Principle of Legality? The Meaning Contained in the Principle of Legality, and the Principle of Legality in the Context of National Criminal Law.