This legal research discusses the issue of applying restorative justice by DIY
Police investigators. The purpose of this study is to determine the role of the
Yogyakarta Special Region Police in implementing Restorative Justice in traffic
accidents. Judging from the type of research, this research is a legal research that
uses empirical methods. Data collection was done by interviews and analyzed. The
research was conducted at the Yogyakarta Special Region Police Directorate. The
results showed that the restorative justice model used was very similar to the Family
and Group Conferences model that is often practiced in many countries such as
New Zealand, America and South Africa as well as Indonesia. In the
implementation of restorative justice, the police act as facilitators. The obstacle
faced was the lack of public knowledge about restorative justice and the interests
of the victim's family, namely the amount of compensation requested was too large,
making it difficult to reach an agreement between the victim and the perpetrator.
Based on this, the police can act actively, namely being able to encourage the public
to understand Restorative Justice by presenting community elements or community
leaders so that the mediation process runs smoothly and succeeds in finding points
of agreement and in carrying out their duties the police should not be worried and
hesitate in making decisions. Because upholding justice is one of the main tasks of
the police