Peer-reviewed article
Government Integration Policy In Crime Prevention: Sexual Violence Against Children In Indonesia
Idul Adnan ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This research examines how the Indonesian government can better prevent sexual violence against children through integrated policies. The study found that while Indonesia has laws, programs and victim services in place, implementation faces major barriers including weak coordination between agencies, insufficient resources and staffing, and low public awareness leading to underreporting. The researchers recommend strengthening inter-agency coordination, improving infrastructure and capacity, raising public awareness through education, and using data systems to better detect and respond to cases.
Key points
- Indonesia has implemented multiple policies including the Child Protection Act, sexual violence crime legislation, child-friendly school programs, and victim protection services
- Key implementation challenges include lack of coordination between institutions, limited human resources and infrastructure, and low societal awareness
- Low societal awareness results in a lack of reported cases of sexual violence against children
- Recommended solutions include forming special task units, establishing regional technical implementation units for child and women protection, and using technology-based reporting systems
- Public education campaigns and big data analysis for prevention are needed to improve the response to sexual violence against children
Limitations
This is a policy analysis study based on secondary sources (legislation, books, journals, reports) rather than primary data collection from communities or survivors. It does not provide empirical evidence on the actual prevalence of child sexual violence or the effectiveness of existing or proposed interventions in reducing harm.
Abstract
This research aims to analyze policy models for the government to prevent sexual violence against children, identify obstacles faced in its implementation, and formulate a more ideal integrative research policy model. This is research normative with a socio-legal research approach, namely analyzing normative law with an understanding of the social context and the dynamics of society. The research data, namely primary data, regulations, relevant legislation, and secondary data, were obtained from books, journals, and a report study. This research discloses that the Indonesian government has implemented several policies to handle cases of sexual violence against children. Policies that cover regulatory law, such as the Child Protection Act and the sexual violence crime act, prevention programs like child-friendly schools, as well as the provision of protective services for the victims. The implementation still faces challenges, such as a lack of coordination between institutions, limited source power, human and infrastructure, and low societal awareness, resulting in a lack of reported cases. To overcome obstacles, a more integrative and practical policy model is needed, including strengthening coordination between agencies to form a unit task special, improving source power and infrastructure, such as the regional technical implementation unit for the protection of women and children, as well as implementing more firm and restorative measures. In addition, public awareness needs to be improved through education and the public, as well as the utilization of technology in system reporting, based on big data analysis for supporting prevention, as well as handling cases of sexual violence against children more optimally.