Protection for Women Victims of Domestic Violence in Indonesia: A Victimology and Criminology Approach

Abstract

Law No. 23 of 2004 concerning the Elimination of Domestic Violence, defines domestic violence as any act against a person, especially women, which results in physical, sexual, psychological misery or suffering, and/or neglect of the household including threats to commit acts, coercion, or unlawful deprivation of liberty within the household sphere. However, in this case the focus will be on women as victims, this also refers to the data available at the Indonesian National Commission on Human Rights. This is unfortunate because the position of women themselves is as the first and foremost educators in a family, they are expected to be able to develop values the value of cases of saying, equality, and equality, as well as concern for one and the other, so that in the future they are able to get rid of aggressive behavior patterns from children and adolescents. Because in time, the tradition of violence inherited from parenting in this family, will face problems with state law if it is maintained. This study aims to analyze the concept of protection for women in domestic violence in Indonesia. This study uses various legal comparisons related to the protection of women in Indonesia and international law.