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45 Technium Soc. Sci. J. 460 (2023)
A Study of Drug Abuse Prevention and Law Enforcement in Indonesia from the Persperctive of Social Control and Neurocriminology

handle is hein.journals/techssj45 and id is 460 raw text is: Technium Social Sciences Journal Vol. 45, 460-468, July, 2023 ISSN: 2668-7798 SOCIAL SCIENCES JOURNAL www.techniumscience.com A Study of Drug Abuse Prevention and Law Enforcement in Indonesia From The Persperctive of Social Control and Neurocriminology Utari Dwi Pratiwil*, Margaretha Hanita2, Kurniawaty Iskandar3 School of Strategic and Global Studies, University of Indonesia. utari.dwil 1@ui.ac.id Abstract. Indonesia as a good market and good price, meaning that Indonesia is considered a good market and also has good business prospects for the circulation of these prohibited goods. Drug cases during the COVID-19 pandemic have increased significantly. Drug dealers take advantage of the momentum of the COVID-19 pandemic by distributing drugs in Indonesia. Innovation is needed in the current narcotics problem. This research aims to describe the situation and conditions of drug abuse in Indonesia during the COVID Pandemic, the criminalization of drug abuse in the perspective of neurocriminology and the prevention of drug abuse in the inherent supervision of the community. The writing method uses a qualitative method with a literature study model. The results show that neurocriminology can be used in sentencing drug abusers for rehabilitation while social control theory can be used in prevention efforts involving the community. Keywords. Neurocriminology, Social Control, Drug Abuse, Covid 19 1. Introduction 1.1. Background The problem of illegal drugs has recently made countries in the world become worried and restless. This concern and unrest is based on at least 271 million people around the world with an age range between 15 and 64 years or 5.5% of the global population recorded by the United Nations Office on Drugs (UNODC) known to have consumed drugs. Drug cases in the COVID-19 pandemic have increased significantly. According to Metro Jaya Police Chief Inspector General Nana Sudjana (in Natalisa et al., 2020) said, in April the number of cases increased by 120% compared to March 2020. Drug dealers are taking advantage of the momentum of the COVID-19 pandemic by distributing drugs in Indonesia. The dealers estimate that the police are focusing on COVID-19 prevention efforts. According to Sumirat (in Putranto, 2015), who is a public relations officer at National Narcotics Board Republic of Indonesia (BNN), Indonesia is a good market and good price, meaning that Indonesia is considered a good market and also has good business prospects for the distribution of illicit goods. The government has issued several policies and programs to prevent and eradicate drug abuse. One of them is the National Movement for the Rehabilitation of 100,000 Victims of 460

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