The Role of Society towards Incest Crime Prevention Based on Social Control Theory

Abstract

Criminal law policy regulates the crime of incest, crime is a social phenomenon that has developed in society since ancient times until now. The crime of incest is a sexual relationship committed by two people who are still in a relationship or blood relationship or marriage. The legal research method used, which is normative-empirical, is basically a combination of a normative legal approach with the addition of various empirical elements. The crime of incest, a crime that often occurs but many are not made public. Here the researcher states that incestuous crime requires an important role from society by using social control theory. Control theory refers to any perspective that discusses controlling human behavior, the object (target) of social control. Judging from the number of incest cases, it turns out that the community or family members of victims of incest crimes are still unwilling or afraid to report this crime because they feel ashamed/disgraced so that this crime is not entirely processed legally. In the theory of social control, it is also necessary to understand or socialize the law against the crime of incest.