Kuhap does not provide comprehensive protection for victims of criminal offenses. The current mechanism is excessively focused on the offender rather than the victim, meaning the needs of victims are not adequately accommodated. It is necessary to establish a new mechanism to ensure the protection of victims of criminal offense. In accordance with the problem statement above, this study is categorized as normative legal research, which encompasses analyses of legal principles, legal systematics, the level of legal synchronization, legal history, and comparative law. Protecting victims of crime is fundamentally important; therefore, penal mediation through the Victim Offender Mediation (VOM) approach allows the offender and the victim to meet and discuss the crime that occurred. The VOM mechanism is led by a mediator who assists in formulating an agreement between the offender and the victim, thereby resolving the case through a non-litigation path. The VOM as a mechanism for reforming the criminal justice procedure The implementation of penal mediation by way of dialogue and deliberation to ensure legal protection and justice for the victim constitutes an embodiment of the values contained within Pancasila.