Peer-reviewed article
Crime of Sexual Violence Against Children (Study at Kebumen Police Station)
Deni Setiyawan, Noor Rahmad ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-sonnet-5-5This study looks at how police investigators in Kebumen, Indonesia, handle cases of sexual violence against children. It uses interviews and field observations to identify the obstacles investigators face and what they do to address them. The main obstacle is that child victims often give little information because of trauma. The police have no psychologist on the investigating team and find it hard to bring one in when a case arises. The authors hope the Kebumen police will have psychology experts who specialise in child sexual abuse cases.
Key points
- Cases of sexual violence in Indonesia have increased every year, with victims including teenagers, children and toddlers.
- The main obstacle for investigators is the lack of information from child victims because of trauma.
- The investigating team has no psychologist, and it is difficult to bring one in when a case occurs.
- Investigators call in a psychologist when a case of sexual violence against a child arises.
- Psychologists provide assistance and trauma recovery for the child victims.
Limitations
The abstract describes a single police station and gives no sample size or number of interviews, so the findings may not apply elsewhere. It does not measure outcomes for children or evaluate how well the investigators' efforts work.
Abstract
In Indonesia, cases of sexual violence have increased every year, the victims are not only adults but now have spread to teenagers, children and even toddlers. The purpose of this research focuses on identifying and analysing the obstacles faced by investigators and the efforts made by investigators in revealing cases of sexual violence against children. This research uses empirical methods through interview data and field observations, then conceptually analysed to find obstacles and efforts of investigators in overcoming cases of sexual violence in children. The results of the study found that the main obstacle for investigators in uncovering criminal acts of sexual violence against children is the lack of information from children who experience sexual violence due to trauma. The absence of a psychologist in the investigating team, difficulties in bringing in a psychologist when a case of child abuse occurs. Efforts made by Kebumen Police investigators are to call a psychologist when there is a case of sexual violence against a child. Efforts to provide assistance by psychologists, and traumatic recovery for children who experience sexual violence. It is hoped that the Kebumen police will have a field of psychology experts who specialise in handling child sexual abuse crimes in Kebumen.