INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL ECONOMICS (IJEFE)
Vol. 2 No. 6 (2025): JUNE

IMPLICATIONS OF ECONOMIC LAW AND HEALTH LAW ON SANCTIONS FOR PETTY THEFT OFFENDERS IN INDONESIA

Gunawan Widjaja (Fakultas Hukum Universitas 17 Agustus 1945 Jakarta)



Article Info

Publish Date
03 Jun 2025

Abstract

This study discusses the implications of economic law and health law on sanctions for petty theft offenders in Indonesia with a literature review approach. The adjustment of the minor theft loss limit through PERMA No. 2 Year 2012 from IDR250 to IDR2.5 million reflects the legal response to economic dynamics, aiming to increase the efficiency of law enforcement and reduce the burden on the state budget through the transfer of sanctions from imprisonment to fines or community service. However, the application of health aspects, particularly the mental and socio-economic conditions of perpetrators, has not been formally integrated in the criminalisation system, so perpetrators from vulnerable groups are still at risk of receiving disproportionate sanctions. This research recommends the revision of regulations and technical guidelines that integrate economic and health considerations in determining sanctions, in order to realise a more efficient, fair and humane criminal justice system.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IJEFE

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Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance

Description

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL ECONOMICS (IJEFE) is a scientific journal that publishes articles in the field of Business and finance that contain conceptual ideas in the fields of Economics, Accounting, Management, Business and finance. The scope is Human Resource Management, Marketing ...