為了保存回教文化，印尼亞齊政府於十二年前開始將伊斯蘭教法提升為區域型法律，以嚴厲規範社會。依據此法律，政府不但於公共場所設置各項行為規範告示板、規範服儀及限制公共場所的出入時間，並雇用伊斯蘭教警察巡邏民眾有無違反宗教規範行為。如果犯法的民眾被拘捕，將會移送至伊斯蘭教法院，並面臨罰款、鞭打、甚至坐牢的可能。
至於伊斯蘭教法對社會的影響為何，先前由雅加達宗教文化研究中心（CSRC）的研究調查以及地方媒體報導皆提到伊斯蘭教法可能對於公共場所的使用議題產生正反面影響。本研究特別針對該教法對於使用者在公共場所安全感的影響，提出以下研究課題：(1)伊斯蘭教法與公共場所相關的監控機制有哪些會讓使用者覺得安全或不安全? (2)這些機制是否會影響到使用者的舒適性?(4)該機制是否會改變使用者在公共場所的行為? (4)這些監控機制對於哪一個族群在公共場所的安全感上影響最深?
本研究使用文獻回顧、專家訪談、實地觀察及問卷調查等方法，針對伊斯蘭教法執對於公共空間安全感之影響進行分析。問卷調查結果以T檢定和單因子變異數分析等統計方法，分析伊斯蘭教法對於公共場所行為規範的相關機制對於在不同性別、年齡、婚姻狀態、教育程度等社會族群的影響有無差異。本研究發現：(1)男性相對於女性禁止在入夜後進出公共場所之規定感到不便(2) 未婚者對於服裝規定相對於已婚者較不能接受 (3)大學生相較於其他年齡層對於伊斯蘭教警察巡邏感到不適。整體而言，伊斯蘭教法對於公共場所的相關監控機制的確影響人民在公共場所的行為。

In the past twelve years, Aceh government in Indonesia has taken serious action in regulating the society by injecting Islamic laws into the regional laws. By the way of operating these laws into the city, the local government not only put prohibition billboard around the cities, regulating dress codes and limited time access to the parks, but also hire Sharia polices to patrol cities for religiously undesirable behaviors in the public space. If the offenders get caught, they will be taken to the Islamic court and threaten by paying fine, caning, or even imprisoning.
A previous research by Center for the Study of Religion and Culture(CSRC) and local media have begun raising the questions on the possible impact Sharia law has on the sense of safety in the public space. This research explores, in particular, the impact of Sharia law on the sense of safety among different social groups. The following research questions are identified: (1) what in public spaces make people feel safe and unsafe because of law impact? (2) does Sharia law affect the comfortableness of the people in the public space? (3) does Sharia law related control mechanisms change people’s behavior in the public space? (4) which group of people directly feel Sharia law impact on the sense of safety? Several methods for data collections are employed, including archival research, elite interviews, field observations and questionnaire to reveal both tangible and intangible factors that influence people’s feeling on the sense of safety in relationship to the Sharia law.
The result from survey was analyzed by T-Test and one way analysis of variance (ANOVA) shows how social groups feel differently regarding the Sharia law related-control mechanisms. This research found that (1) male are dislike about the limited time access to the park at night then female；(2) unmarried people feel less comfortable about the dress code than married; (3) college students dislike Sharia police patrol than any other age groups. Overall, the control mechanisms also changed the way people behave in public space to be more acceptable to Muslim society.

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