Author(s): Timbo Mangaranap Sirait
There is no guarantee that Covid-19 is the last global pandemic. Therefore, Criminal Justice need to look for breakthroughs in law enforcement patterns during pandemics. This study aims to determine the right idea to be applied as a new paradigm during pandemics using Normative Juridical method through library research. Concluded the "Paid Criminal" policy can be used as a New Paradigm during pandemics is because this method acts as a source of state revenue and prevents the virus from spreading in clusters in prisons, protecting inmates, and fair because laws be enforced and criminals be punished even during a pandemic.