Sriwijaya Law Review
Volume 10 Issue 2, July 2026

Public Support for Plea-Bargaining in Serious Economic Crimes in Indonesia: Compatibility of Current and Modified Plea-Bargaining Models

Febby Mutiara Nelson (Faculty of Law, Indonesia University)
Pricilla Amelinda Jacob (Faculty of Law, Universitas Indonesia)
Haykal Hafizul Arifin (Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Indonesia)



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Publish Date
01 Aug 2026

Abstract

The incorporation of plea bargaining into Indonesia’s Criminal Procedure Code has generated debate regarding its suitability for serious economic crimes. While existing discussions have primarily focused on its compatibility with Indonesian criminal procedure, empirical research examining public attitudes toward plea bargaining in Indonesia remains limited. Using survey data collected through non-probability sampling, the study compares public support for the conventional criminal justice system, restorative justice approaches, the restricted and a modified plea bargaining models. The findings demonstrate that respondents expressed greater support for the modified plea-bargaining model than for other mechanisms. Grounded in Cognitive Continuum Theory, the findings demonstrate that support for plea bargaining is shaped by the quasi-rational mode of cognition, whereby individuals rely on both moral evaluations of punishment and rational assessments of whether the punishment is proportionate to the offender’s actions and their impact on victims.

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Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice

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The Sriwijaya Law Review known as the SLRev launched on the 31st January 2017 and inaugurated formally by the Rector of the university is a forum which aims to provide a high-quality research and writing related to law. Areas that relevant to the scope of the journal cover: business law, criminal ...