วารสารวิทยาลัยบัณฑิตเอเซีย ...

A study of problems and solutions in mediation of criminal dispute at the court in Loei Province. The objectives were 1) to study and analyze the problems in mediation of criminal dispute in the court; 2) To be guidelines for improvement of mediation of criminal dispute at the courts in Loei province. This research was a qualitative research by using a focus group discussion: judges, prosecutors and lawyers. The instrument of this research was a non- structured interview form. Qualitative Data was analyzed by descriptive explanation. The results were found that 1. To analyze the problems in mediation of criminal dispute in the court. The settlement process with the consent of the parties with a third party as a middleman to help guide Suggest solutions to settle or settle disputes especially in criminal cases, which in some cases are heavy penalties that should not be able to compromise Mediation is optional. Alternative dispute resolution is a method that requires a mediator to act as a mediator. to bring about reconciliation in society Victims are more involved in the criminal justice process. 2. Guidelines for improvement of mediation of criminal dispute at the courts in Loei province. It was found that the authority to settle criminal cases is the court, the public prosecutor. Competent officer inquiry official or staff in accordance with The laws of that country will be determined with suggestions for solving problems. In the process of mediating disputes in the era of COVID-19, the epidemic of coronavirus 19 (COVID 19) is “Online Dispute Mediation” should be used in courts across the country. To help people access the mediation process conveniently and quickly without having to travel to the court. This will save travel expenses. Reduce congestion in meeting rooms reduce confrontation It also makes the disputing parties more voluntary and participating in the mediation of disputes.