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Victim-Centered Justice Revisited: Rebalancing Power in the Restorative Justice System Iwan Sumiarsa; Yasmirah Mandasari Saragih; Tuti Widyaningrum; Wagiman
Melayunesia Law Vol. 10 No. 1 (2026): Melayunesia Law
Publisher : Magister Ilmu Hukum Fakultas Hukum Universitas Riau

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30652/e3rsgd67

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The contemporary criminal justice system continues to marginalize victims by prioritizing state authority and a perpetrator-centric paradigm, although restorative justice is increasingly prominent as a victim-centered alternative. This condition reveals a persistent gap between the normative promise of restorative justice and its practical realization. This study examines how victim-centered justice is conceptualized and implemented in the restorative justice system, with particular attention to the role of power relations. Using conceptual and theoretical legal research approaches, this study applies critical and system-oriented analysis to examine restorative justice as a normative and institutional framework. These findings suggest that the main limitation of restorative justice stems not from the absence of victim participation, but from the structural conditions that limit such participation. Legal subordination, institutional marginality, symbolic inclusion, and unaddressed power asymmetry systematically limit agency and victim's influence over outcomes. As a result, restorative justice often reproduces existing inequalities rather than redressing them. This study offers a new reconceptualization of victim-centered justice by positioning the rebalancing of power as a fundamental principle of the restorative justice system. The contribution advances a power-sensitive theoretical framework and provides practical insights for strengthening the agency, legitimacy, and substantive justice of victims in restorative practice.
EDUKASI PENCEGAHAN DAN PENANGGULANGAN KEKERASAN SEKSUAL DI LINGKUNGAN MASYARAKAT DAN DUNIA PENDIDIKAN Yushita Marini; Yasmirah Mandasari Saragih; Yasir Riady; Erna Risnawati; Eka Evriza; Sondang P. Pakpahan
Martabe : Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat Vol 9, No 6 (2026): MARTABE : JURNAL PENGABDIAN MASYARAKAT
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Tapanuli Selatan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31604/jpm.v9i6.2383-2391

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Kekerasan seksual merupakan salah satu masalah sosial yang komplek dan terus meningkat, khususnya dilingkungan masyarakat dan dunia pendidikan. Rendahnya pemahaman masyarakat mengenai berbagai bentuk cara, pencegahan, regulasi hukum, serta mekanisme dari penanganan kekerasan seksual ini menjadi salah satu faktor utama tingginya kasus yang tidak dilaporkan. Kegiatan Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat (PkM) ini dilakukan untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan, kesadaran, serta kemampuan masyarakat dan civitas akademika dalam mencegah dan menangani kekerasan seksual, khususnya di Kota Medan. Metode yang digunakan meliputi seminar, penyuluhan, diskusi interaktif serta pelatihan berbasis studi kasus. Hasil kegiatan menunjukkan adanya peningkatan pemahaman peserta mengenai konsep kekerasan seksual, langkah pencegahan, prosedur pelaporan, regulasi hukum yang diterapkan dan penanganannya. Dengan demikian, edukasi yang berkelanjutan sangat diperlukan guna menciptakan lingkungan yang aman dan bebas dari kekerasan seksual