Factors Influencing Abuse/Circulation of Narcotics in the Correctional Institution and Detention Centers in Indonesia

Edward James Sinaga; Ahmad Sanusi; Nizar Apriansyah; Hakki Fajrindo; Insan Firdaus; Josefhin Mareta; Evida V. Manullang

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Factors Influencing Abuse/Circulation of Narcotics in the Correctional Institution and Detention Centers in Indonesia

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Edward James Sinaga¹^{, *}, Ahmad Sanusi¹, Nizar Apriansyah¹, Hakki Fajrindo¹, Insan Firdaus¹, Josefhin Mareta¹, Evida V. Manullang²

¹The Agency of Research and Development of Law and Human Rights of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of The Republic of Indonesia, Jakarta – Indonesia

²Center on Data and Information Center, Ministry of Health Republic of Indonesia

^*Corresponding author. Email: edsmy88@gmail.com

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Edward James Sinaga

Available Online 23 November 2021.

DOI: 10.2991/assehr.k.211112.070 How to use a DOI?
Keywords: abuse; distribution; narcotics trafficking
Abstract: From 2015-2018 there was a surge in the number of people convicted of incident abuse and illicit narcotics trafficking in Indonesia. The increase was 82%, from 63,355 people in 2015 to 115,289 people in 2018. Several cases of abuse and illegal narcotics trafficking occurred in prisons/ detention centers in Indonesia and, in several instances, involved visitors and officers. Data from the Directorate General of Corrections for 2006-2010 revealed that were 96 of such cases, with 40 percent of the number of suspects were prisoners, 35 percent were detainees, 12 percent were visitors, and 13 percent were officers. This research to analyze the factors cause the abuse and illicit trafficking of narcotic in correctional institutions/detention centers in Indonesia. The analysis method used in this research is Factor Analysis that a multivariate statistical technique used to reduce and summarize all dependent and independent variables. Based on the factor analysis, the factors of narcotics influencing abuse and illicit trafficking of narcotics in correctional institutions/detention centers in Indonesia are the involvement of prison officials in consuming and distributing narcotics within the narcotics trafficking networks; the prevalence of consumption and distribution of narcotic within prisons/detention centers; as well as uncontrolled communication between those inside and outside of prisons/ detention centers.
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Volume Title: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Law and Human Rights 2021 (ICLHR 2021)
Series: Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date: 23 November 2021
ISBN: 978-94-6239-454-4
ISSN: 2352-5398
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