Building Pedophilia-Free Zones Based on Juridical and Educative Islamic Law’s Perspectives

Iffatin Nur, 197301111999032001 and A. Hasyim Nawawie, 19521230 198103 1 006 and Luk Luk Nur Mufidah, 19790319 200312 2 00 and Munardji, 195412181986021001 (2020) Building Pedophilia-Free Zones Based on Juridical and Educative Islamic Law’s Perspectives. The Social Sciences, 15 (7). pp. 273-282. ISSN 1818-5800

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Abstract

The incidences of pedophilia in several cities in the province of East Java, Indonesia were relatively high and increasingly dangerous. Their cruelty and increasing number have made all interested parties try to take preventive and handling measures. The Indonesian government has been responding it by enacting some regulations and establishing children protection institutions. It is significant to conduct a study whether those measures are effective and efficient and whether they are in conformity with the Islamic teachings. The method used in this study was qualitative approach using field research. Four cities, Surabaya, Malang, Kediri and Nganjuk where cruel and pretty high numbers of incidences occurred quite recently were chosen as loci of study. In-depth interviews with the officers of the women and children protection centers and some judges who handled pedophilic cases on district courts of those cities as well as observing their data and programs right on the field including visiting shelters for pedophilic crime victims were carried out to gather data and materials of study. Literature review was done to gain correct understanding about the problem. From our study, we found that the Indonesian government had taken quite effective and efficient steps dealing with pedophilic issues by establishing protection centers and task forces in all levels, building shelters for victims, disseminating pedophilic issues to communities, establishing coordinative networks with many parties interested in children protection as well as enacting new regulations which favor victims and deter perpetrators. The coordinative networks in those said cities together with their on-going programs, in the perspective of Islamic law and Islamic education are very suitable as they place children on a high-level concern and grant them adequate protection. Such model may be studied further, adopted and implemented in other places where pedophilic crimes become a public crucial issue.

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