The Criminal Fine in Class I Narcotics Crime

Abstract

The occurrence of drug crimes are the cause of various categories of criminal acts and directly affect society, the younger generation, especially drug users themselves. Drug crimes are a form of victimless crimes, which are crimes where the relationship between the perpetrator and the victim is not visible. There are no target victims, because all parties are involved and included in the crime, becoming both perpetrators and victims of the crime. The research method used is sociological juridical, studying the legal reality experienced in the field or is based on problems regarding legal matters and existing realities. Narcotics crimes are considered not to have met the purpose of punishment. A large amount of criminal fines is not carried out by the convict by providing a deterrent effect for the convict. It is expected that paying the criminal fine to the state is not achieved with the convict preferring his imprisonment. For the implementation of criminal fines to run effectively, there should be a balance between the amount of the criminal fine and the length of the substitute prison sentence, especially considering the ability of the convict to pay the fine that has been set.