Peer-reviewed article
Legal and Victimological Perspective on Sexual Violence against Children Cases in Indonesia
Raden Muhammad Arvy Ilyasa ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This paper examines sexual violence against children in Indonesia from legal and victimological perspectives. The authors note that sexual violence cases are increasing annually and cause significant psychological, mental and social trauma to child victims. The paper investigates legal protections available to child victims and applies victimology—the study of victims of crime—to understand these cases. The work emphasizes Indonesia's constitutional commitment to protect children from threats to their survival and well-being.
Key points
- Sexual violence against children in Indonesia is increasing every year
- Child victims of sexual violence experience psychological, mental and social trauma that threatens their future
- Indonesia's constitution contains provisions for child protection from crime
- The paper examines both legal protections and victimological perspectives on these cases
Limitations
The document is an abstract or introduction rather than a full research report, so it does not present empirical findings, data, or detailed analysis of actual cases. It is unclear what specific legal frameworks were analysed or what victimological insights were ultimately discovered.
Abstract
Every year in Indonesia there are various cases of sexual violence against children whose quantity is increasing every year. Protection of children from all threats of crime that can threaten their survival is contained in the constitution of the State of Indonesia as a country that upholds law and human rights. When children experience incidents of sexual violence, their future will be threatened due to psychological, mental and social trauma factors. Therefore, in this paper, the author wants to examine how to handle cases of sexual violence in Indonesia from a legal and victimological perspective by identifying the problem, namely how is legal protection for children as victims in cases of sexual violence and how is the perspective of victimology in this case the study of victims in acts of violence. crime or crime.