The Role of Prosecutors in the Administration of Justice: Confidence, Problems, and Solutions

Abstract

This research aimed to study 1) opinions on important factors that make the Office of the Attorney General an organization that the public trusts in criminal justice administration regarding investigation and prosecution, 2) the problems and deficiencies in investigation, and 3) study approaches to solving problems and deficiencies in inquiry and investigation to find the truth. This research used quantitative research methods. The sample group consisted of prosecutors at operational and management levels who are prosecutors working in regional prosecutor offices 1-9, totaling 658 people. Data was collected using questionnaires and analyzed using descriptive statistics.

The research findings revealed that: 1) prosecutors have opinions about important factors that make the Office of the Attorney General an organization that the public trusts in criminal justice administration regarding investigation and prosecution at the highest level of agreement overall, 2) prosecutors have opinions on problems and deficiencies in investigation: (2.1) issues regarding cases that prosecutors are responsible for investigating and participating in investigations with investigating officers, participation in autopsies, participation with investigating officers in creating investigation records, (2.2) issues regarding investigation to help defendants receive lighter sentences, (2.3) issues regarding incomplete evidence collection - all three issues were at a high level of agreement overall, and (2.4) issues regarding case file examination and opinion writing were at the highest level of agreement overall, and 3) approaches to solving problems and deficiencies in inquiry and investigation to find the truth were at the highest level of agreement overall. The results of this research can be used by the Office of the Attorney General as guidelines for developing investigation and case file reception departments in offices nationwide and developing case officers to assist prosecutors in investigation at the prosecutor level, case prosecution, and protecting citizens' rights effectively to gain acceptance and trust from the public.