Nilai-Nilai dalam Pertimbangan Seriousness Of Crime: Kajian Pada Komunitas Muslim

Abstract

Public  opinion  about  seriousness  of  crime  was influenced  by  much  internal  from  person  (observer)  variable, beside variable form nature of crime and criminal profile. One of internal variable is value which in embracing by individual, one of the  values  is  coming  from  religion  value.  In  religion  values, especially Islamic value, arranges people behavior in relating with his god and with other people. This religion value also influences their  opnion  to  crime  and  action  as  response  to  crime. Nevertheless  has  not  many  field  studies  yet  publication explaining  about  the  Islam  value  in  criminal  justice  system phenomenon  and  influence  at  people  behavior,  so  that  it generates  many  questions  about  how  Muslim’s  opinion  crime and  criminal  justice  system.  The  purpose  of  the  research is  to know  crimes  was  assumed  is  serious  for  Muslim  and  Muslim’s consideration  are  in  determining  seriousness  of  crime.  There search involves 163 psychology undergraduate. In the research, respondent  asked  to  choose  out  of  23  form  of  crime  assumed most  serious  and  followed  with  open-end  questionnaire  related to  reason  of  election  of  crime  that  is  most  serious.  The result shows that apostates (murtad), intended genocide and corruption are  most  serious  crime.  Goodness  and  humanity  value  is  most dominant  reason  in  determination  of seriousness  of  crime. Opinion  about  seriousness  crime  has  implication  at assessment of justice at Law enforcement.