Abstract :
With regard to the rampant violence against women that occur exclusively in the household
environment and occur in various forms of violence, with victims of violence are mostly
unisexual female, then grew a term associated with gender as the main cause of the rampant
violence against women. The birth of Law Number 23 Year 2004 on the Elimination of
Domestic Violence, more to provide protection against crime victims of domestic violence.
Goals to be achieved in this study is to investigate criminal law enforcement on domestic
violence. This type of research is a normative legal research that focuses on regulatory and legal
material as the main data. The data obtained in the research literature and field processed and
analyzed in a qualitative way, meaning that the analysis using qualitative measures. Data
obtained from literature and field both orally and in writing, then directed, discussed and given
an explanation with applicable regulations, then concluded with an inductive method, which
draw conclusions from the general to the specific. In conclusion, the enforcement of criminal
laws against domestic violence in the region of Yogyakarta Police law, of the 13 cases, 3 cases
have been processed up to the District Court, a case is processed but the suspect fled. At the
police level, 8 cases revoked his report, and one case not followed up because of non-fulfillment
of the criminal element. Obstacles encountered in law enforcement against criminal acts of
domestic violence, among others, the lack of witnesses due to the reluctance of witnesses to be
involved in the criminal justice process, what happened to the victim reported to police late
difficulties in gathering witnesses and evidence and visum et repertum which can support the
statements of witnesses (victims) are often not owned by the victim.