Abstract
Background: Corrupt behaviour in Indonesia is increasingly becoming a culture, which is undoubtedly destructive to the economy and moral order of the nation. Corruption has become a chronic disease in the country, which requires serious treatment, especially by the state.
 Objective: Building an anti-corruption culture is a genuine and sustained intention; such an effort should be spearheaded y the government. Instilling an understanding that corruption is a despicable act based on religious and social norms which are not ethical. However, corruption’s complexity and its modes or categories have kept on the increase along with the vast power of the state in regulating social life. Various attempts have been made by all the previous governments, but they cannot free the country from the tsunami of corruption.
 Approach: Though the various policies and law enforcement models have been put in place, corruption persists today. The strategy of building an anti-corruption legal culture should be continuously promoted, in securing a corruption-free future for Indonesia.
Highlights
The escalation of corruption cases in Indonesia has become a difficult phenomenon to fully comprehend
Corruption as a cultural phenomenon can be understood that it occurs because it has become a habit/behavior built based on values that are known, understood and believed by a person or group of people (Stulhofer, 2008), these values are built through systematic socialization and internalization processes
Structural components are the parts that move in a mechanism, the substance component is the actual result produced by the legal system and includes unwritten legal methods
Summary
The escalation of corruption cases in Indonesia has become a difficult phenomenon to fully comprehend. This deviant behavior has occurred structurally, massively, systematically and tends to be institutional, even exposed in judicial institutions that should play the role of anti-corruption enforcement. Corruption, in this case, has become like the COVID 19 disease, slowly spreading to various aspects of national and state life. Corruption as a cultural phenomenon can be understood that it occurs because it has become a habit/behavior built based on values that are known, understood and believed by a person or group of people (Stulhofer, 2008), these values are built through systematic socialization and internalization processes.. Corruption has become a chronic disease in the country, which requires serious treatment, especially by the state
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