The Sociology Law: Corruption and Abuse of Power in Indonesia

Abstract

The complexities of corruption and abuse of power cases involve multiple stakeholders ranging from the government and corporations. This research aims to understand the corruption and abuse of power in state administration that are very interesting to be studied due at the ontological level and sociological level based on sociology of law perspective. Analysis on research problems was conducted using a mixed method study. Data were collected through interview, observation, documentation, and survey questionnaire. Data analyzed using qualitative data analysis were data reduction, data display, and data verification, triangulation, and a quantitative data analysis were conducted using smart PLS application. The results indicated that it was necessary to do mitigation on the corruption and abuse of power in state administration in Indonesia to provide stakeholders with information and state agencies as public officials and practitioners with input in making better regulation and policies.