Causes of Sexual Violence By Biological Parents Againts Biological Children (Incest) From The Perspective of Criminology

Abstract

Hildren are a gift and trust from God Almighty, possessing full human dignity and self-worth. To protect this dignity and self-worth, children are entitled to appropriate legal protection from the justice system. Cases of sexual violence against biological children are rarely disclosed and only a few are reported by the community. Victims may be afraid or ashamed if the case is known to others. Factors causing sexual violence, such as a father's rape of his daughter, are influenced by various factors like poverty (systemic poverty), unemployment, low education, and lack of religious knowledge. Another contributing factor is that the perpetrator's wife often has to work outside the home, leaving the father alone with the child.