Effectiveness of law enforcement against corruption crimes in the Province of Banten-Indonesia

Abstract

The phenomenon of corruption of the heads of regions in the era of autonomy justifies the thesis that corruption among governments has already grown in the hierarchy and has spread to areas. Experience empirical This shows that enforcement law to act against criminal corruption that officials in the region commit needs support and authority that is extraordinary and professional and supports vast costs, as well as availability time for the enforcement process sufficient law. The matter is studied to determine effective enforcement laws in eradicating corruption committed by officials and eradication strategies for criminal corruption in the Banten region. Qualitative and descriptive-analytical methods, with a normative legal approach, are used to achieve this goal. This method obtains a comprehensive and systematic picture of legal norms and principles in applicable legal regulations. The study's results showed that handling the eradication of corruption, especially concerning regional officials in Banten, was less than optimal. In contrast, its eradication is not yet effective. This is due to weaknesses in the laws and regulations governing corruption and legal loopholes related to the rules of regional heads suspected of committing corruption. One solution to the implementation of law enforcement against corruption committed by officials in the region, the ideal prospect of eradicating corruption, namely preventive measures, prosecution, asset recovery, and records of Corruption trials carried out by the Corruption Eradication Commission