Jurnal Hukum Prasada
Vol. 5 No. 2 (2018): Jurnal Hukum Prasada

Legal Protection for Suspect on Sexual Harassment Against Children With Disabilities at The Examination Stage

Putu Edy Sukaryawan (Magister of Law, Universitas Warmadewa)
Simon Nahak (Magister of Law, Universitas Warmadewa)
I Ketut Widia (Magister of Law, Universitas Warmadewa)



Article Info

Publish Date
16 Oct 2018

Abstract

Abstract Sexual malpractice against children with disabilities in recent years is an increasing trend in quality and quantity throughout Indonesia. In that case, there is a growing issue in the community. It is that legal protection for suspects of the cases of sexual harassment against children with disabilities at the stage of examination is not optimal. This study seeks to address the issue in question by revealing the procedures of providing legal aid to perpetrators of sexual harassment against children with disabilities at the examination stage and to the impacts of such legal protection. The type of research used in the study is empirical law research. The results of data analysis indicate that: 1) procedures of providing legal aid in the form of protection to perpetrators of sexual harassment against children with disabilities are adjusted according to the provisions contained in the Criminal Procedure Code; 2) the impact of legal protection toward such perpetrators against sexual harassment is that the number of crimes decreases. Keywords: Children With Disabilities; Legal Protection; Sexual Harrasment.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

prasada

Publisher

Subject

Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice

Description

JURNAL HUKUM PRASADA is a peer-reviewed international law journal which published research articles and theoretical articles in law science. This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global ...