An Implementation of Legal Protection Efforts for Underage Children Victims of Sexual Violence

Abstract

This research aims to analyze the implementation of legal protection efforts for children as victims of sexual violence in Pekalongan Regency. The research method used to answer research problems is a sociological juridical approach with descriptive analytical research as the research specifications. Research data were obtained through in-depth interviews, observations, and literature studies. In selecting the informants, a purposive sampling technique was used. The data obtained in the field were then analyzed with applicable legal theories. The results obtained in this study indicated that the Pekalongan District Police, the Pekalongan District Prosecutor's Office, the Integrated Service Center for the Protection of Women and Children (P2TP2A) Pekalongan District, and the Pekalongan District Social Service have carried out their roles ideologically, where the authorized institutions have provided assistance in the form of medical, legal and psychosocial services for child victims of sexual violence. Some factors were found to be obstacles in implementing legal protection for child victims including law enforcers and infrastructure factors. However, several attempts have been conducted to overcome this problem. The legal protection for child victims of sexual violence in the future will be reviewed by comparing the laws between Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore and discussing the 2019 Draft Criminal Code. Some factors were found to be obstacles in implementing legal protection for child victims including law enforcers and infrastructure factors. However, several attempts have been conducted to overcome this problem. The legal protection for child victims of sexual violence in the future will be reviewed by comparing the laws between Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore and discussing the 2019 Draft Criminal Code. Some factors were found to be obstacles in implementing legal protection for child victims including law enforcers and infrastructure factors. However, several attempts have been conducted to overcome this problem. The legal protection for child victims of sexual violence in the future will be reviewed by comparing the laws between Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore and discussing the 2019 Draft Criminal Code.