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This study aims to determine the role of mass media in corruption prevention policies and disparities in the judges’ decisions. It use a qualitative approach with the data used are secondary data. The approach method used in this research was juridicalnormative. This method was used provided that the issues in the research are in the scope of the legislation and court decisions. Partnership between mass media and law enforcers may help develop cooperation among law enforcement institutions. The role of mass media in the prevention policy of corruption and differences in judges' decisions as originality in this study. This is because social media is increasingly evident in the reform era, where the demands for transparency and openness of mass media are growing and increasingly free, supported by developments in information technology, making it easier for people to access information. Freedom and technological support for the mass media then develop two conditions. Judging from their influence on public opinion, mass media can function as a non-penal measure for crime prevention policies.

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