Jurnal Media Hukum
Volume 27, Number 1, June 2020

Incorporating Psychological Approach in Nurturing the Inmates: Solution for Better Correctional System

Rina Rohayu H (Faculty of Law, Universitas Muhammadiyah Mataram adress KH. Ahmad Dahlan Street number 1 Pagesangan, Mataram City of West Nusa Tenggara)
Absori Absori (Faculty of Law Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta)
Natangsa Surbakti (Faculty of Law Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta)



Article Info

Publish Date
27 Jun 2020

Abstract

Correctional facility has duty and strategic function in implementing the imprisonment and nurturing the inmates. The existing regulations are unble to solve the problems within the correctional system. The purpose of this study is to find out better solution with regard to the nurturing process of the inmates. This study employs doctrinal or normative approach. It is found that many inmates involve in criminal activities during the nurturing process. Furthermore, the inmates often become recidivists either by repeating the previous crime or conducting the new one. These facts show that the application of the existing regulations fail to change the inmates’ behavior. Self-conscience of the inmates is a determinant factor and therefore, psychological approach needs to be incorporated in the nurturing process. This can be done especially by providing psychotherapy for the inmates

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jmh

Publisher

Subject

Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice

Description

MEDIA HUKUM (JMH) (ISSN:0854-8919, E-ISSN:2503-1023) is journal published by Faculty of Law Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta. JMH publishes scientific articles that related in law, development and harmonization of Shariah and positive law in Indonesia. JMH are published twice a year, in June and ...