Abstract

This research aims to understand the power relation and white-collar crime on managing the coastal reclamation and its implication in Indonesia that is very significant at the ontological and sociological level. The problem is very interesting to be analyzed by conducting a qualitative research method based on power theory and crime theory. Data were collected through in-depth interviews, observation, and documentation related to coastal reclamation and its implication in Indonesia. Data were analyzed by using interactive models are data reduction, data display, data verification, and supported by triangulation. The results were based on ontological and sociological levels using criminology perspective for understanding the coastal reclamation and its implication in Indonesia that are needed for providing information to stakeholders related to the regulations and sanctions. This result provides inputs for making better regulation on coastal reclamation policy in Indonesia for state agencies as public officials and practitioners.

Highlights

  • The questions in this study are: (1) How is the environmental, social, economic, and cultural degradation in the case of coastal reclamation? (2) What is the power relation in the coastal reclamation case? And (3) How is the crime that occurred in the case of beach reclamation? The objectives of this study are (1) to understand environmental, social, economic, and cultural degradation in the case of coastal reclamation; (2) to understand the power relation in the coastal reclamation case; and (3) understand the crimes that occurred in the coastal reclamation case

  • "Reclamation in Indonesia is for two purposes, one for the interests of ports which are the domain of the Ministry of Transportation, the provisions of policies, regulations, laws, permits, all of which are provisions of the Ministry of Transportation

  • Coastal reclamation in Jakarta is not related to sports, so it generally follows the provisions issued by the ministry of marine and fisheries” (Interview with Government, May 2021)

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Introduction

Research Background crime that may not be visible from the surface. The relationship between the government, developers, and the community is unequal. Coastal reclamation can be studied from a criminological point of view. Starting from the crimes that occurred in the reclamation process, the power relations between the parties, to the reactions to every crime that occurred. There is a lot of potential for crime from coastal reclamation activities. Environmental crimes that occur in the coastal reclamation process can be studied using Green Criminology. Nigel South states that an environment is a place or space for a crime to occur such as environmental or ecosystem damage. Green Criminology has to do with measures to prevent crimes such as the crime of environmental damage itself

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