Restorative Justice Concept in Narcotics Cases Involving Children

Social Sciences

The issue of narcotics (including narcotics, psychotropic substances, and other addictive substances) is one of the specific crimes that have national and international implications due to their negative impact on society, the nation, and the state. The role of the law in this matter is to combat crime through criminal law policies and enforcement efforts. The research aims to explore the juridical overview of the implementation of rehabilitation institutions in the prosecutorial stage by prosecutors in cases of narcotics abuse. It seeks to examine the application of rehabilitation institutions in the prosecutorial stage by the Prosecutor's Office regarding narcotics abuse, based on the guidelines of the Attorney General No. 18 of 2021. Imprisonment, as a punishment for victims of narcotics abuse, especially minors, involves the deprivation of liberty and carries negative aspects that hinder the maximum realization of the objectives of criminal justice. On the other hand, rehabilitation aims to free individuals categorized as addicts from their dependence. Resolving narcotics abuse cases through rehabilitation emphasizes restorative justice and cost-effectiveness, while considering principles such as speedy and simplified justice, low costs, the principle of criminal law as a last resort (ultimum remedium), cost and benefit analysis, and offender rehabilitation..

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