ABSTRAK
Theft is a crime or criminal act which is a form of deviant behavior, stealing is an act
of taking other people's belongings in an illegal way. Cases of theft that have occurred lately
have increasingly made people nervous because of the way in which they are carried out.
continue to develop. Elephant tusks in East Flores Regency are a symbol or one of the
important features, so that there are more and more cases of ivory theft that have occurred,
especially in Riangkoli Village, Flores Regency, Timor. The research problems used in this
writing are: (1) What are the factors causing the theft in the village of Rigikoli, Tanjung
Bunga sub-district, East Flores district? (2) What are the judges' considerations in making a
decision on the crime of theft in the village of Rigikoli, Tanjung Bunga sub-district, East
Flores district.
This research is an empirical legal research. Data collection techniques were carried
out through interviews and literature studies.
The results of the study showed: (1) The factors causing the theft in the village of
Rigikoli, Tanjung Bunga sub-district, East Flores district, namely due to internal factors, the
lack of religious values and the intention of the perpetrators made the perpetrators have the
urge to commit crimes, and external factors caused by economic factors. (2) The judge's
considerations in making a decision are juridical, philosophical, sociological considerations
Suggestions as follows: it is necessary to increase education both formal and non-formal
and it is necessary to create jobs and judges need to be more concerned about the
sociological considerations of each actor.