PENYELIDIKAN TINDAK PIDANA KEKERASAN DALAM LINGKUP RUMAH TANGGA (KDRT) DI POLRES WONOGIRI

The purpose of this study is first, to examine the investigation of casesof Domestic Violence by a husband against his wife in a case study at the WonogiriPolice Station. Second, to know and examine the obstacles in investigating cases ofdomestic violence by husbands against wives in case studies in the jurisdiction ofthe Wonogiri PoliceThe background of the research is that cases of domestic violence arespecial cases that have special characteristics, especially in the investigationprocess. The process of searching for evidence requires special steps consideringthat cases of domestic violence involve the scope of the household, which isrelatively an internal problem for the family members themselves.The research method consists of the type of research is normative juridical orresearch that only uses secondary data as research material. The nature of theresearch is descriptive. Data collection was carried out by means of a literaturestudy. Data analysis was carried out in a qualitative normative manner.The results of the study show that the investigation process intoallegations of committing acts of physical violence by a husband against his wife isprocessed by stages of the crime scene to obtain various evidences in order to makeclear about the events that occurred. In the cases discussed in addition to thestatements of the witnesses, also by asking for information from the witnesses ofthe victims who experienced the incident. On this basis, based on the evidencecollected, it was concluded that the incident met the criminal element so that it couldproceed to the investigation stage. The obstacles in conducting investigations in thecases discussed are: Cases of domestic violence are generally reported by victimswithin a relatively long period of time. In addition, there are difficulties in askingwitnesses for statements because in general the culture of the community does notwant to interfere in other people's household affairs. For some members of thecommunity to interfere in other people's household affairs, especially thoseinvolving legal issues, is considered inappropriate. Another obstacle is the difficultyof obtaining information from victims who have severe trauma.Keywords: Investigation, Domestic Violence, Wonogiri Police